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This inspiring mom hauls clean water to 250 homes every month
May 13, 2017Moms do so much for us, and none of us would be here without them. So on this Mother’s Day weekend, we wanted to share an inspiring story about one mother (actually, a grandmother!) who goes above and beyond to take care of an entire community. Darlene Arviso, known as “The Water Lady,” hauls water for…
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…
Keep your holiday greens green
December 16, 2015We’ve written before about the pros and cons of fake vs. artificial trees (real trees win — artificial trees are made up of plastics and heavy metals) — but what do you do to keep wreaths and trees green through the holiday season? We did some digging and compiled a few tips from Rodale’s Organic…
Celebrate freedom — and stay injury-free
July 4, 2015You can count on three things every July 4th: freedom, fireworks … and injuries. Each year, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, “230 people on average go the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the July 4th holiday.” The most injured body parts were hands and fingers, with eyes, faces…
It’s wildfire season!
May 4, 2015You may have noticed “Red Flag Warnings” in the news and on weather sites in recent weeks. A Red Flag Warning is issued when the danger of wildfire is elevated, and the low humidity and breezy conditions of the past few weeks have done exactly that. According the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’…
U.S. could be headed for far-reaching megadrought
February 23, 2015A Washington Post story reports that the drought that’s been gripping the southwest is relatively minor compared with what could be coming down the pike. According to the article, a study by researchers from NASA, Cornell and Columbia universities states that “there is an 80 percent chance” that an extended drought called a megadrought “will strike…
These are a few of our favorite things
November 30, 2014As we wrap up the long Thanksgiving weekend, we’d like to mention a few things we’re thankful for at LCA. This is by no means a complete list; we’d run out of room long before we even got close. In no particular order, then, here are a few of them: 1.) The Clean Water Act …
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!
Don’t let a fireworks injury take the bang out of your Fourth
June 30, 2014It’s almost the Fourth of July; the day on which we celebrate America’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It’s a holiday that goes hand-in-hand with fireworks, but it’s also a time in which thousands of Americans — many of them children — are injured because of careless or incorrect fireworks use. According to the Consumer Product…
BOARD MEETING DATE CHANGE
June 5, 2014The June 23, 2014 Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors has been rescheduled. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 12:00 PM.