Waterworks Blog
Add “Sprinkler Spruce Up” to Your Spring To-Do List!
April 9, 2026It’s greening up and growing warmer out there, which means it’s time to start thinking about your lawn and garden(s). Many folks rely on automatic irrigation systems to keep their gardens growing and their lawns green. Across the U.S., irrigation systems use 8 billion gallons of water each day! That can be a smart choice…
Household Leaks Are Costing You Money!
March 12, 2026Find and repair them with these Fix-a-Leak Week tips Did you know that, on average, household leaks can waste 10,000 gallons of your water every year? And nationally, we lose nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually to leaks! You might think that a dripping faucet or leaky toilet flapper is no big deal. But a faucet…
Drought Warning Declared for LCA Region
March 2, 2026Customers Asked to Save Water With These Handy Tips Due to an unusually dry winter (despite all the snow), Lehigh, Northampton, and 32 other counties are experiencing drought conditions. The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) elevated Lehigh and Northampton counties to drought warning status, stating, “Several areas of the Commonwealth—particularly in the south-central and…
Celebrating LCA’s Unsung Heroes for Engineers Week
February 26, 2026The next time you wash the dishes, grab a drink from the tap, take a shower, use the toilet, or do your laundry … thank one of LCA’s engineers! 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…
Six Simple Ways to Show Water Some Love for Valentine’s Day
February 4, 2026This Valentine’s Day, take time to show some love to one of the most important things in your life: water! Water is crucial to your everyday existence. It makes up between 55 percent and 78 percent of your body weight, and is essential for your organs to function properly. You literally cannot survive much more…
Are You Prepared for the Winter Storm?
January 22, 2026Regional weather forecasts are warning of a winter storm this weekend that could bring significant snowfall and dangerously low temperatures Sunday into Monday. For the greater Lehigh Valley Area, AccuWeather warns that starting Saturday the weather will be “Turning out cloudy and frigid; extended time outside can lead to hypothermia; unprotected pipes may freeze.” Snow…
LCA Employees Helped Make The Holidays Brighter Through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree
January 7, 2026It was a busy 2025, but LCA’s elves still found time to brighten the holidays for local children through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree giving program. In the photo above, from left, Customer Care Office Manager Trissi Trusdell (who organizes the program for us); Darien Huaman of the Salvation Army; and LCA employees Pierce Heffner, Justin Bender,…
Can You Imagine a Day Without Water?
October 14, 2025Can you imagine fall without pumpkins, corn stalks, or apple cider? Now imagine not being able to flush your toilets, take a shower, make a cup of coffee, fill the pets’ water bowls, or even pick up your favorite pumpkin spice beverage at the drive-through on the way to work. And what if it were…
A River of Reasons to Celebrate Source Water Protection Week
September 28, 2025What comes to mind when you hear the term “source water”? Source water is any body of water—such as rivers, streams, lakes, springs, groundwater and reservoirs—that can be used as a source of drinking water. And here in the Lehigh Valley, we’re fortunate to have a variety of high-quality water sources that make up a…
This Fall, Turn Over a New Leaf
September 19, 2025The leaves are changing color, and some are already falling. But this year, instead of weekends spent raking, bagging, and sometimes, burning those leaves, take a different approach … and leave them on the lawn. Leaf cleanup is an old ritual—homeowners have been obsessing over perfectly manicured lawns for more than a century, and every…