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LB Water celebrates its Employee Owners!
LB Water hosted its 2023 Employee Appreciation Block Party on Saturday, October 7, 2023. More than 300 guests, including employee owners, spouses, and friends, were welcomed in Selinsgrove, PA! Read More
LB Water Hosts Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at their New Corporate Center "The Founders Building"
On May 18, 2023, LB Water hosted the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new corporate center. Located at 593 S. High Street, Selinsgrove, PA, the new office is designed for greater collaboration across all departments. Read More
LB Water Announces New Board Members in 2022
LB Water is pleased to announce new appointments to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors guides LB Water in its development and constitutes representatives of LB Water’s surrounding communities. Current members of the Board are James App, Chairman of the Board; Bill Everly, Sr.; Matthew Markunas; Mark Pulaski, CPA; and Walt VanNuys. Read More
Ben Reichley Awarded PUCA 2021 Associate of the Year
Congratulations to Ben Reichley, Public Relations Manager, on being awarded the 2021 Associate of the Year with the Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association! Read what the Daily Item had to say about Ben’s accomplishment. Read More
Homegrown Hero Award Presented to John Brutz
On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, the Lehman B. Mengel “Homegrown Hero Award” was presented to John Brutz, General Manager of 540 Technologies, for the heroic and lifesaving measures he took to save a mother and son on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Read More
Homegrown Hero Award Presented to John Migas
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the Lehman B. Mengel “Homegrown Hero Award” was presented to John Migas, Truck Driver at our Frederick location, for the heroic and lifesaving measures he took to save a fellow driver on Friday, July 22, 2022. Read More
Hurricane Agnes Leads to a “Temporary” Fix That Lasts Decades
Hurricane Agnes occurred from June 14, 1972, to July 6, 1972. Damage from the storm was heaviest in Pennsylvania. Many municipalities located along the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers experienced severe flooding and property damage. Read More
Waterworks Infrastructure Solutions Company LB Water Opens 10th Location in Virginia Beach, VA
LB Water, a leading distributor of waterworks infrastructure products in the Mid-Atlantic region, has announced the opening of its tenth location in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Read More
Lock Haven Sophomore Receives Steimling Memorial Scholarship
Lock Haven University sophomore Josephine Swartz of Mifflintown is the 2020-21 recipient of the Fred Steimling Memorial Scholarship. Steimling was the CEO of LB Water, a leading provider of waterworks infrastructure products for the water, wastewater, and stormwater industries, from 2008 until his death in 2014. In consultation with Steimling’s family, LB Water established the scholarship in 2017 to memorialize the former company leader. Read More
Waterworks Infrastructure Solutions Company LB Water Opens New Location in Quakertown, PA
LB Water, a leading distributor of waterworks infrastructure products in the Mid-Atlantic region, has announced the opening of its ninth location in Quakertown. Read More
LB Water Launches Interactive Presentation to Educate About Water Systems
LB Water, a leading provider of waterworks infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the mid-Atlantic region, announced today the debut of a custom-designed, interactive tool that details water systems and component products in innovative ways. Read More
Waterworks Infrastructure Solutions Company LB Water Opens New Pittsburgh-area Location
LB Water has announced the opening of a new facility in Hopewell Township to better serve waterworks infrastructure businesses in Western Pennsylvania. The location, opening on April 20th, will be known as LB Water Pittsburgh. The company’s current location in Oakdale will be relocated to the Hopewell site. Read More
540 Technologies™ Announces Participation in Water Conservation Month
540 Technologies, a comprehensive Smart City environmental and data solutions provider, announced today its participation in the state of Florida’s Water Conservation Month by calling upon each water utility, citizen and business to help protect our precious resource. First recognized in 1998, Florida’s Water Conservation Month takes place in April, one of the driest months for the state Read More
LB Water Update on COVID-19
As promised in the past week, LB Water is committed to keeping an open line of communication with our customers and business partners. Read More
LB Water Provides an Update on COVID-19
For the past 50 years, LB Water has committed to providing value to our customers and business partners. As a valued partner, we wanted to provide an update on the status of LB Water operations as it relates to COVID-19. At this time, LB Water is not experiencing any COVID-19 related delays or disruptions. Our eight locations and three lines of business will continue to operate on a normal schedule. Read More
LB Water Team a Top Fundraiser for Ta-Ta Trot
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The fundraising efforts of a group of employees from Selinsgrove-based LB Water Service Inc., an industry leader in supplying waterworks infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the mid-Atlantic region, were among the top of participating groups in the 10th Annual Ta-Ta Trot in Selinsgrove. Read More
Kutztown Senior Receives Steimling Memorial Scholarship
Lock Haven University senior Kyle Hartman of Kutztown is the 2019-20 recipient of the Fred Steimling Memorial Scholarship, an award established in 2017 by Selinsgrove-based LB Water in consultation with Steimling’s family. Read More
LB Water Selects 2019 Summer Intern
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – LB Water Service Inc., an industry leader in supplying waterworks infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the mid-Atlantic region, has selected its summer intern for 2019 from among 60 applicants. Read More
LB Water CEO Invited to Testify Before Small Business Committee of U.S. House
WASHINGTON – The CEO of LB Water Service Inc., an industry leader in supplying waterworks infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the mid-Atlantic region, was one of a dozen small business executives invited to testify today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business in a hearing honoring America's entrepreneurs. Read More
New Geotextile Offers Highest Level of Environmental Protection in Stormwater Management
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – LB Water, an industry leader in supplying waterworks-infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, will become one of the first waterworks distributors in the region to offer an advanced silt fence designed for stormwater management of construction sites. The geotextile is the only silt fencing approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for use in all watersheds, including high-quality and exceptional value waterways. The product was developed especially for use with brownfield sites, oil and gas pipeline construction and installation of power lines. Read More
LB Water an Authorized Distributor of VEPO CrossConnex Online Backflow Management System
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – LB Water, an industry leader in supplying waterworks-infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, is now an authorized distributor of VEPO CrossConnex. The CrossConnex software is designed to help water utilities better manage backflow compliance efforts to ensure contaminants are not infiltrating their potable water networks. Read More
First Scholarship Honoring Former LB Water CEO Awarded
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The first memorial scholarship honoring former LB Water CEO Fred Steimling, a Lock Haven University graduate, has been awarded to a senior from Berks County. Read More
LB Water Hosts Vendor Summit in Hershey
HERSHEY, Pa. – LB Water, an industry leader in supplying waterworks-infrastructure solutions to cities, counties, municipalities and businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, hosted a vendor-partner summit September 26-28 at The Hotel Hershey. Read More
Value of Water Campaign
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Today, LB Water™ joined elected officials, water utilities, community leaders, educators, and businesses participating in the fourth annual "Imagine a Day Without Water," a nationwide day of education and advocacy about the value of water. Read More
Retirement Announcement
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – When Bob Dagle began working at LB Water in 1978, the company had just four employees, three desks, one location and no computers. According to Dagle, the four employees had to fight for space at the three desks, which were pushed together so workers could access a single set of product-inventory cards that they would rotate among themselves with the help of a lazy Susan. Read More
Storm Water Management
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Before beginning their summer vacations, fifth-grade students at Winchester Thurston Elementary School in Allison Park near Pittsburgh received a hands-on lesson in stormwater management when representatives of LB Water Service™ Inc. and its affiliated company S3 Stormwater Solutions Source™ helped their class install an environmental filter in a stormwater inlet in the school's parking lot. Read More
2018 Summer Interns
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – LB Water, a service provider and distributor of waterworks products serving the potable water, storm water and wastewater industries, has selected three students from 63 applicants to serve internships at three of the company’s eight Mid-Atlantic locations. Read More
Going the Extra Mile
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – When officials at the Ashtabula County Port Authority in northeast Ohio discovered on New Year’s Eve 2017 that they had a leak in a 36” cast-iron water main that provides cooling and chiller lines for a nearby industrial park, they had no way of knowing what it would take to fix the broken line quickly. First, they called Ashtabula-based Union Industrial Contractors, Inc. for help. Read More
LB Water Expands Inventory of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Products
LB Water has completed an expansion at its Ebensburg location to accommodate an extensive increase in HDPE Fusible Pipe and Fittings. The additional two acres will address the requests from customers to make a bigger commitment and quickly service their HDPE needs in a timely manner. Read More
540 Technologies EPA Webinar
Leak-detection expert John Brutz, general manager of 540 Technologies™, an LB Water™ affiliated company, presented techniques for managing water loss during a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency webinar series designed for operators of small U.S. water systems. Read More
540 Technologies Helps Public and Private Utilities and Other Entities Manage Networks with Data-Driven Solutions
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – 540 Technologies, an environmental and data solutions provider that works with utility systems and other companies to help them become more efficient, cost effective and environmentally responsible, recently added pipe diagnostics, smart lighting and smart grid solutions to its offerings. Read More