Tag: source water protection
Source Water Protection Week: It Takes a Community
September 27, 2026Have you ever heard the term “source water protection” and thought, “There’s nothing I can do about that”? The good news is, you’re wrong. “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 “source water protection” simply means keeping…
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…
Source Water Protection Week: Every Drop Matters
September 29, 2024A new report shows source water protection is the top concern among water professionals this year. Healthy watersheds are vital to ensuring a supply of clean, high-quality drinking water. That’s why we’re asking you to join us as we observe Source Water Protection Week (Sept. 29-Oct. 5). Launched in 2021 by the American Water Works Association, Source Water Protection Week…
It’s Time to Imagine a Day Without Water!
October 19, 2023Imagine waking up and finding out there’s no water. No water for the toilet, shower, bath, sinks, icemaker, or even the outside hose. No water for coffee; or filling the pets’ bowl; no water for cooking or cleaning. Now imagine that it’s not just your home, but your entire community: no water for manufacturing; no…
Source Water Protection Week: Keeping it Clean
September 26, 2021LCA is proud to join with the American Water Works Association for the first-ever Source Water Protection Week! From today until Friday, Oct. 1, we’ll be posting helpful tips on our social media pages to help raise awareness about the importance of caring for our precious drinking water resources. But what, exactly, is source water…
Little oysters, big job
October 22, 2015Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “Pearls before swine,” but you probably haven’t heard “pearls after pollution.” According to an article in Pollution Online, New Jersey is looking at employing oysters in their battle against polluted waterways. It turns out these mighty mollusks can help clean up water because they filter water constantly. It’s part of…
The land of 10,000 lakes — and a lot of pollutants, too
June 25, 2015Apparently not even the far reaches of Minnesota — known as “the land of 10,000 lakes” — can escape source water pollution. A story from Pollution Online states that scientists have found a host of drugs in 11 lakes and four rivers, even in remote areas. Among the drugs found were those used in certain X-rays,…
Chesapeake Bay cleanup shows results, but more watershed work is needed
February 26, 2013LCA has written before about how things that happen upstream have a compounded effect when they end up downstream. Fertilizers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and even mud and silt from development all, eventually, end up in the ocean. In Pennsylvania’s case, this often happens via the Chesapeake Bay. According to a new report, there’s been some progress…