Tag: wastewater
Engineers Are Among LCA’s Unsung Heroes
February 21, 2022The next time you wash the dishes, grab a drink from the tap, take a shower, use the toilet, or do your laundry … thank an engineer! Most of us don’t realize it, but if it weren’t for engineers, our water and wastewater couldn’t get from Point A to Point B. That’s why LCA is…
High Water Bill? Flooding? Leaks? Service Issue Questions? Start Here
September 24, 2020LCA frequently receives water service questions related to interior plumbing problems. Sometimes, customers are calling about a leak inside a residence; other times, customers are calling because they see water pooling on a driveway or in the grass. We’ve even had calls from customers concerned about floodwaters that have entered their home during a storm….
Kline’s Island Gets New Electrical Substation as Part of Infrastructure Update
May 14, 2019The new Kline’s Island substation, above, includes provisions for additional power demands in the future. It’s National Infrastructure Week — a time to #BuildForTomorrow and “highlight the state of our nation’s infrastructure – roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, water and sewer systems, the energy grid, telecoms, and more.” We usually think of water infrastructure…
Sludge 101: How Solids Are Removed From Wastewater
April 5, 2019Ever been curious about how water gets to your tap? Ever wonder what happens after you flush the toilet? Join us for our series of semi-regular posts in which to try to demystify the process. This is our fourth in the series. In our last post, we talked about the screening process — how we get…
Wastewater Treatment Starts with Screening Out Items That Don’t Belong
March 14, 2019As long as everything works the way it’s intended, most of us take for granted the water and wastewater services we use every day. But have you ever been curious about how water gets to your tap? Ever wonder what happens after you flush the toilet? Through a series of semi-regular posts, we’re going to…
Pump it Up: The Role of LCA’s Giant Wastewater Movers
January 18, 2019These gigantic machines are three of LCA’s six main sewage pumps, used in our wastewater treatment process. The pumps convey wastewater to the Aerated Grit chambers — the second part of the treatment process. (The first is screening, which removes larger objects — things like feminine hygiene products and disposable wipes, which shouldn’t be flushed anyway!) Aerated…
World Water Day asks: Why waste water?
March 21, 2017Wednesday, March 22 is World Water Day. This year’s theme is wastewater — or, more specifically, wasting water. It’s a topic that’s definitely worth a deeper look. Here are some quick facts and figures from World Water Day: (For even more, click on this downloadable World Water Day fact sheet) More than 80 percent of wastewater…
Articles point out importance of quality water, wastewater services to region’s economy
March 17, 2015Lehigh County Authority is in the news! The Morning Call did a series of articles over the weekend as part of their LV Outlook 2015 section, which focused on the beverage manufacturing boom in LCA’s service area. As our customers may know, we provide water and wastewater services to many of the beverage and food manufacturing…
LCA project named finalist in global competition
July 5, 2013LCA was named a global finalist for a computer program created to help manage our local water systems. Our project was featured in the water, wastewater, and stormwater networks category — the most competitive segment of the Bentley 2012 Be Inspired Innovations in Infrastructure Conference competition, held in the Netherlands. It also is featured as an extraordinary…