[AT] Alternative Fuels-Hemp?

[David Bruce]

Charlie,

Was this along the chain of Alcoa owned lakes on the Yadkin River?  I think they 
mothballed several of their hydro plants and aluminum smelting operations in the 
'90's.  I live just north of all that.

David

charlie hill wrote:

> We also need to crank some old hydro powered turbines back up.
> I recently went to a dam located in central NC.  There was a 
> sandblasting and painting project out for bid on it along with some dam 
> spillway repairs. When we got there it was a perfectly good hydro plant 
> sitting idle.  The piping, turbines, etc inside the dam house were all 
> in good shape.  I figured they were about to put it back in production.  
> The "dam keeper" that escorted us in there said no.  They are just 
> repairing the spill way and the place is nothing but a park now.  They 
> wanted the spill way repaired and the windows and intake grates painted.
> 
> Charlie