Communities across the country are being confronted with a daunting challenge: replacing the aging, underground pipes that carry drinking water while also expanding service to meet the needs of a growing population. Making the task even more formidable is the price tag, which is predicted to be at least $1 trillion over the next 25 years. During [...]
If you’re growing a garden this year, give your vegetables some company. Companion planting — also called “intercropping” — is an age-old practice in which plant varieties are arranged in ways that are mutually beneficial. It’s a method of all-natural gardening that helps conserve water, control pests, and even fertilize the soil. A perfect example [...]
LCA’s annual Rain Barrel workshop scheduled for April 16, 2012 is FULL! However, we plan to make the barrels available for pick-up at our office in Wescosville beginning in May. If you’re interested in a barrel and missed out on the workshop, just let us know by sending us the information shown on our registration [...]
LCA is offering another free rain barrel workshop – come for a quick tutorial on how to assemble your rainwater collection system for outdoor water uses, and go home with a free rain barrel and installation kit! Monday, April 16, 2012 5:30, 6:00, 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. sessions Lone Lane Park Download Registration Form Register Today [...]
Spring sprang early this year, but if you’re itching to work in the yard and garden, take some precautions so that ticks don’t have you itching — or worse — instead. A news release from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, a nonprofit environmental education group in upstate New York, states that the “northeastern U.S. [...]
The Lower Macungie Township Environmental Advisory Council is hosting an Electronics Recycling event this Saturday, March 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is NO CHARGE to drop off your used electronics for proper recycling. This collection will be held at the Lower Macungie Community Center, 3400 Brookside Road. The Community Center is on the [...]
Register Today!!!! With Spring weather just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about gardening, landscaping and other outdoor projects, some of with will require water for plantings, washing up, etc. Lehigh County Authority (LCA) is pleased to bring back its popular FREE Rain Barrel Workshop. Why rain barrels? Installing a rain [...]
Talk about black gold: City College of New York scientists say they’ve discovered that carbonized coffee grounds can be a cost-effective tool for the elimination of sewer gas. It turns out that the caffeine in coffee also contains nitrogen, an ingredient that helps rev up its effectiveness when it’s used in filters that scrub toxins [...]
You’ve probably heard of a “carbon footprint,” but how about a “water footprint?” That’s what waterfootprint.org wants to know. The Netherlands-based conservation site has created a way to calculate not just how much water comes out of your tap, but how much water has been used to raise the food you eat, produce the paper [...]
Periodically, Lehigh County Authority (LCA) updates its Strategic Plan to address changing needs and circumstances. We recently reviewed our 2007 update and have made some proposed changes to the Plan. Before adopting the new plan, LCA is seeking comments or suggestions from the community. To participate, Download a Copy of the Draft Plan, review it, and [...]
Lehigh County Authority (LCA) strives to provide high quality, affordable and reliable water and sewer service to its more than 20,000 customers in Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
