(Approx. 3,150 acres total)
Note that the Blythe Water Authority owns the Silver Creek Dam and Reservoir along
with entering and exiting streams (see more detailed maps of DiRenzo property).
The Water Authority does not own any of the coal under the reservoir or land of DiRenzo.
This cigar shaped coal basin was mined and abandoned on Water Authority Land but remains unmined
(virgin) on the land of DiRenzo Coal Co. Any future mining and reclamation would occur within basin limits.
Mine Drainage created during 1910s-40s by the St. Clair Coal Co. The Burma Road crosses
this area making it prone to illegal waste dumping.
See a 1947 air photo of the this area
See a 2005 air photo of this area
contractor for the P&R,C&I. The Water Authority acquired this flooded pit in the 1960s by tax claim sale.
This pit receives all the overflow from the Silver Creek Reservoir and is used as back-up source of water. In late
2005, the Water Authority pumped water from this pit to refill the Silver Creek Reservoir after the +$1million
rehabilitation of the Silver Creek Dam.
See a 1947 air photo of the Caparell Pit during mining
See an 2005 air-photo of the Caparell Pit vicinity.
Tumbling Run reservoirs to maintain suffucient water levels in the canal during dry period. Capacity is
approximately 230 million galllons and permitted safe yield is approximately one million gallons per day.
See a 2005 air-photo of the Silver Creek Reservoir.
