| Below Picture: Excavation of the long-abandoned "Caparell" mine spoil pile near the Silver Creek Reservoir. This previously mined earth and rock was the primary source of material (borrow pit) for buttress construction at the Silver Creek Dam. DiRenzo Coal Co. proposes building a new large dam from the same material, but produced from modern Anthracite Coal Surface Mining & Reclamation... planned, designed, and fully integrated into dam and reservoir construction. |
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| Crest of old Silver Creek Dam |
| Silver Creek Dam Rehabilitation Project Blythe Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA. Summer / Fall 2005 Dam Rehab. and Buttress Construction from nearby Abandoned Anthracite Coal Surface Mine Spoil. (Capparell Pit Overburden) |
| Above Picture: Construction of an Earth and Rock Buttress was required to increase stability of the nearly 150 year old Silver Creek Dam. Buttress construction material consisted primarily of nearby Anthracite Strip Mine Overburden (or spoil). This material was tested and approved by the PaDEP prior to use. During and after Dam Rehab, this material was deemed to have work very well by the Blythe Authority and its Contractor. It should be noted that this material was placed directly in the drainage path of Silver Creek. Approximately 2,000 feet below this dam site is the Blythe Authority's water supply intake. |
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| New Dam Buttress. Constructed primarily of nearby abandoned mine overburden |