The Robert DeNier Youth Services center in Durango has been closed for about a month because of a flood from a broken water pipe. Restoration work is underway and the center expects to open soon.
Denise Velasquez, a shift supervisor at the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center discusses the day a water pipe broke forcing the closure of the facility. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Kevin Lauenhagen prepares to run a moisture test on the flooring inside the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Karen Murray, program director at Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center, discusses the progress made to reopen the facility after flooding from a broken water pipe forced its closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Kevin Zarinana, right, and a little helper sort shoes inside a pod of the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center on Tuesday after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Pamela Mingua paints a room inside the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center on Tuesday after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
A welcome-back message on a marker board inside the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center on Tuesday after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Pamela Mingua paints a room inside the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center on Tuesday after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Brad Tesman, compliance and maintenance director at the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center discusses repairs to the facility after a water pipe broke. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Karen Murray, program director at Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center, attempts to locate where a water pipe broke. The break forced the closure of the facility. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Workers carry materials into the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center on Tuesday after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Brad Tesman, compliance and maintenance director at the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center, tries to locate where a water pipe broke. The broken pipe forced the closure of the facility. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Brad Tesman, compliance and maintenance director at the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center, looks for the location of a water pipe break. The breakage forced the closure of the facility. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
Kevin Lauenhagen, with Flooring America from Farmington, prepares to run a moisture test on the flooring inside the Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center after flooding from a broken water pipe forced the center’s closure. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
The Robert E. DeNier Youth Service Center in Bodo Industrial Park. Photo by Shaun Stanley/DurangoHerald
