The Onondaga County Water Authority is a public benefit corporation created in
1951 (and began operating in 1955) in accordance with the Public Authorities
Law of the State of New York. The Authority was created to finance, construct,
operate and maintain a water supply and distribution system for the benefit of
the residents in and around Onondaga County. Currently, OCWA is one of the 125
largest publicly owned water suppliers in the United States.
The Distribution System Map shows the typical service area
for each of the three water sources. Wholesale and retail areas within the
county are both included. In retail areas the Authority supplies the water,
maintains the distribution system and bills the customer directly. In wholesale
areas, a municipality or water district buys some or all of its water from the
Authority. Wholesale systems maintain their own distribution and customer
billing systems. Some key facts about our operation can be found in the OCWA
Statistics Table found below:
Click here for the water service area map.