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LCA Payment Options Survey!
October 8, 2014Thank you to all who participated – the survey is now closed! Results are being analyzed and will be posted soon!
Study: Are pharmaceuticals giving fish the munchies?
September 30, 2014Back in 2013, we posted about a finding by Swedish scientists that showed drugs in water were affecting fish: “Scientists in southern Sweden found that fish living near a sewage treatment plant have low levels of psychoactive drugs — benzodiazepines — in their systems. Further study has scientists speculating that these anti-anxiety drugs are having an…
Safely dispose of unwanted or unused medication Sept. 27
September 18, 2014Dispose of your unwanted and unused medication safely on Saturday, Sept. 27 during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative. Flushing unused or old medications down the toilet can pollute our waterways. Wastewater treatment plants were not designed to remove these compounds. Throwing drugs in the trash or leaving them in the medicine chest can lead to unintentional use,…
In California, brown is the new green
September 10, 2014We’ve written several times about the problems posed by watering a lawn as the heat increases and the summer wanes. In California, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is taking it a step further. They’ve just introduced a new campaign called “Brown is the New Green.” The goal, organizers say, is to persuade residents “to…
World Water Week 2014 begins Sunday
August 28, 2014As August ends and summer draws to a close, World Water Week 2014 kicks off in Stockholm, Sweden. Presented by the Stockholm International Water Institute since 1991, World Water Week serves as a platform for discussions about anything and everything that have an impact on our Earth’s water supply. The SIWS website says the annual…
Lake Meade levels paint a frightening picture
August 21, 2014We’ve experienced drought in the Lehigh Valley: crops have shriveled, lawns turned brown, sometimes wells even went dry. But the drought in the Southwest is like nothing we’ve seen here; at least not in our lifetimes. They’ve had 14 years of a dry so severe it’s left Lake Meade – the largest reservoir in the…
40 years of the Safe Drinking Water Act
August 10, 20142014 marks an important date for the water coming out of your tap: Four decades of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act was, quite literally, a watershed moment for public health and safety. It set federally mandated standards regarding the quality of…
Toledo Water Quality Emergency – LCA Impacts?
August 5, 2014The “do not drink” incident in Toledo is a reminder that the protection of our source waters is critical to the protection of public health. It also demonstrates how water providers act with an abundance of caution when there is the possibility of health concerns resulting from tap water. What would LCA do in the…
When August heat looms, plant these blooms
July 31, 2014Are you looking to add some color to your flower gardens now that other blooms are starting to fade? It can be tough to find plants that not only bloom in the heat of August, but can tolerate what is often one of the driest months of the year. While they all will need regular…
Boil Advisory LIFTED – Heidelberg Heights Division – 7/27/14
July 23, 20147/27/14 – UPDATE – The boil advisory that was issued for the Heidelberg Heights development on Wednesday has been lifted after LCA completed two days of water quality testing that showed no signed of bacteria in the tap water. You may return to normal water usage at this time. Click here to download the full…