COMPANY HISTORY Wolf Michelson, the founder and owner of Hydro-Arch, got involved with building arched culverts in 1977. As a contractor, Michelson built culverts and underground structures for entrepreneurs involved in designing these structures. Some of these were very innovative and creative. When it became apparent that a market existed for cost effective arched culverts, Michelson took some of the best ideas available at the time and by 1988 he was building arched culverts exclusively. The success of the arches is based on several well known principles. The geometric arrangement places much of the arch in compression making it the most efficient shape. A large inventory of well designed, reusable arch forms result in speedy construction and cost savings. Twenty-nine years of specializing in one area, flood control and drainage, has resulted in Hydro-Arch becoming the leader in this field.