Hydro Power in Southwest Colorado
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Water flows down an eight inch pipe from Arrastra Creek at about eleven thousand feet that feeds the historic Mayflower Mill and the new nine-kilowatt hydro system at the mill a couple of miles north of Silverton.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Beverly Rich, Chairman of the San Juan Historical Society, was instrumental in getting the new nine-kilowatt hydro system, approved, funded and in place at the Historic Mayflower Mill
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Dennis Kurtz, a master electrician, describes the operation of the new nine kilowatt hydro system that he maintains at the historic Mayflower Mill a couple of miles north of Silverton.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Dennis Kurtz, a master electrician, walks from the small shack that houses the new hydro system, that he maintains, just below the historic Mayflower Mill a couple of miles north of Silverton.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The new hydro system is housed in a small shack just below the historic Mayflower Mill a couple of miles north of Silverton.
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald The Vallecito Hydro Electric Plant below the Vallecito reservoir dam.
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Mike Canterbury, Plant Operator at the Vallecito Hydro Electric Plant walks above the giant generators at the plant Monday.
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Mike Canterbury, Plant Operator at the Vallecito Hydro Electric Plant inspects one of the giant generators at the plant Monday.
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Mike Canterbury, Plant Operator at the Vallecito Hydro Electric Planti closes a security gate to the facility Monday.
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Mike Canterbury, Plant Operator at the Vallecito Hydro Electric Plant discusses the workings of one of the giant generators at the plant Monday.
