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Time to Track Down Those Costly Drips — It’s Fix a Leak Week!
March 18, 2024It’s time for one of our favorite events of the year — the EPA WaterSense annual Fix a Leak Week! Join us as we share tips for finding and fixing household leaks that are wasting water and costing you money. Did you know household leaks can waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide? In your…
Keep the Holidays Green: Recycle That Christmas Tree!
January 3, 2023The holiday season is wrapping up, and lots of folks are already kicking their Christmas trees to the curb. But if you have a live tree, please don’t just toss it out with the trash! There are lots of eco-friendly solutions that will not only keep your tree out of the landfill, but help the environment, too….
Give Thanks for the Throne Room on World Toilet Day!
November 18, 2022Did you know that this Saturday, Nov. 19, is World Toilet Day? Yes, there’s a day for that — and yes, it’s worth celebrating! In the U.S., most of us take toilets and public sanitation for granted, but did you know that estimates show at least 1.6 million Americans lack even basic indoor plumbing? Across…
LCA Honored With ‘Excellence in Financial Reporting’ Award
July 11, 2022We’re thrilled to announce that Lehigh County Authority and its Chief Financial Officer, Edward Klein, were recently honored with an award for Excellence in Financial Reporting! The Excellence in Financial Reporting award is presented by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada, and recognizes Klein and LCA for 2020’s annual comprehensive financial…
Infrastructure Bill a Much-Needed Investment in Nation’s Water Systems
December 7, 2021If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you probably know that on Nov. 12, President Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law. And just last week, the administration announced that $7.4 billion (out of $50 billion) will be distributed to states, tribes and territories for 2022, earmarked for water infrastructure. The remainder…
Fireworks Injuries Shouldn’t be a Tradition
July 3, 2021This is the fourth July 4th holiday under a state fireworks law (House Bill 542) that allows many residents to legally shoot off bigger, louder and more dangerous fireworks displays than have been allowed for the last 80-plus years. The change has brought with it a significant increase in the number of fireworks injuries. Allentown…
This Spring, Go Easy on the Fertilizer
March 30, 2021Spring has sprung, and many of us are busily preparing our lawns and gardens. But while we’re getting ready for the greening of the Valley, there’s a growing problem that must be addressed: The overuse of fertilizer. As the Penn State Extension office points out, “Lawn fertilizer contains the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, which are…
LCA Honored With Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
March 9, 2020Lehigh County Authority and its Chief Financial Officer Edward Klein were recently honored with an award for Excellence in Financial Reporting, presented by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. The award recognizes LCA for its 2018 comprehensive annual financial report. In a press release announcing the honor, GFOA says the 2018…
‘Tis the Season … For Holiday Safety
December 18, 2019As the holidays approach, we want you to take a few steps to ensure they’re happy, healthy and accident-free. While candles, holiday lights and Christmas trees make our homes look beautiful this time of year, they can also pose a serious safety risk. According to the National Fire Protection Association, candles start about 8,200 house…
Flow returning to Little Lehigh – pictures
January 4, 2017Water flow has returned to all sections of the Little Lehigh Creek since the steady rainfall in late November. Fortunately, precipitation has been steady since then – at least enough to keep the Little Lehigh flowing. Rain is in the forecast again the week of January 8, which is promising. Here are two pictures from…