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LCA Region Still Under Drought Watch
January 31, 2025Determine Your Usage and Save Water With These Handy Tips We may be in the middle of winter, but it’s still dry out there—and despite recent rain and snow, Lehigh, Northampton, and 33 other counties are experiencing drought conditions. LCA is not experiencing any system-specific issues related to supplying our customers with water, but we…
LCA’s CEO Discusses Getting the Lead Out, Sewer System Upgrades on ‘Good Morning Lehigh Valley’
December 26, 2024Liesel Gross takes to the airwaves to talk about the important work Lehigh County Authority is doing to secure the future of safe, reliable water and wastewater service. LCA CEO Liesel Gross was once again a guest on “Good Morning Lehigh Valley,” where she talked with radio show host Brad Osborne about two of the water…
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…