OCWA has established a proactive Distribution System Betterment/Improvement Project Program. This program focuses on replacing small-diameter water mains (12” and under) in neighborhoods throughout our service area. The replacements are aimed at improving water quality, system reliability, increasing fire flow in some areas, and maintaining adequate flows throughout the system.

This program will help OCWA meet several goals in providing better service to its customers through an efficient approach to replacement by assessing pipeline conditions and setting a schedule for replacement, which will in turn:

  • Minimize service disruptions from emergency main replacements
  • Work to eliminate the cost of repeated pipeline repairs and the disruptions to communities

Completed Projects (Spring-Fall 2020):

Camillus (Town)

  • Far View Circle (Full Circle) – 2,100’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure experiencing frequent failures
  • Richlee Drive (Amity to Knowell Road) – 2,000’ of cleaning and lining to improve water quality

Cicero (Town)

  • US Route 11 (Brewerton Tank to Bennett Street) –3,250’ of 12” water main to replace aging infrastructure

Clay (Town)

  • Wintersweet Drive and Taft Road tie-in – 100’ of 8” water main to create system redundancy and eliminate dead end

Onondaga (Town)

  • Cleveland Road (Skyline to Horizon Terrace) – 2,200’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure)
  • Harris Road (Old Homestead Road to fire station) -1,200’ of 10” water main to replace aging infrastructure, upsize to 10” water main for better flow

Salina (Town)

  • East Molloy Road (Westwood to Rapheal) – 3,700’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure (in conjunction with county paving project)
  • Lakeview Drive (All Half Circle) – 1,500’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure experiencing frequent failures
  • Ley Creek Drill (Wolf Street Pump Station) – 500’ of 20” HDPE water main installed via directional drill to improve system flows and eliminate restrictions for better efficiency

Solvay (Village)

  • 4th Street (Cogswell Avenue to Dead End) – 350’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure

Planned Projects (2021):

Camillus (Town)

  • Monte Vista Drive (Upper Circle) – 1,900’ of cleaning and lining to improve water quality
  • West Genesee Street (Onondaga Road to Myrtis Road) 700’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure in conjunction with OCDOT paving project

Chittenango (Village)

  • Lake Street (Sun Chevy to Russell Street) – 2,400’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure
  • Warren St. Chittenango (Norman St. to Dead End) – 400’ of 6” water main to replace galvanized main

Cicero (Town)

  • Bennet Street (Route 11 to Railroad Bridge) – 575’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure experiencing frequent failures
  • Bear Springs Road & Mudmill Road – 2,250’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure experiencing frequent failures

Clay (Town)

  • Horseshoe Island Road (Bonestead Road to Hse #9411) 5,200’ of 10” & 8” water main to replace unpolywrapped main in corrosive soils. Phase 1 of 3 replacement of entire main on Horseshoe Island Road

Manlius (Village)

  • Ravenswood Lane / Brickyard Falls Road – 1,170’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure
  • Brickyard Falls Road (Quarry Road to End of Main) – 1,150’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure experiencing frequent failures

Marcellus (Village)

  • Falls Road (North St. to Hse #2431)– 2,050’ of cleaning and lining to improve water quality

Onondaga (Town)

  • Skyline Drive (Broad Road to Dead End) – 2,600’ of cleaning and lining to improve water quality
  • Harris Road (Split Rock Road to End of Main) – 1,520’ of cleaning and lining to improve water quality
  • Graham Road (Lafayette Road to Sentinel Heights Road) – 3,440’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure

Salina (Town)

  • Knoll Place (Court Street to South Berwick Road) – 500’ of 8” water main to replace aging infrastructure
  • Old Liverpool rd. (School Rd. to Beechwood Dr.) – 950’ of 12” water main to replace aging infrastructure in conjunction with OCDOT paving project
  • Mattydale Dead End Connections (Various locations) – 500’ of various sized water main to increase system redundancy, flows, and eliminate dead ends in the system
  • Salina Gardens Pump Station – 610’ of 8” water main to replace shallow existing main

Proposed Projects (2022) (additional projects will be added throughout the year):

Clay (Town)

  • Horseshoe Island Road (Phase 2) 5,500’ of 8” water main to replace unpolywrapped main in corrosive soils. Phase 2 of 3 replacement of entire main on Horseshoe Island Road

Lysander (Town)

  • Hencle Boulevard (Smokey Hollow Road to Sixty Road) – 5,300’ of 16” water main to replace aging infrastructure

Customers and residents in the immediate water work area will receive advance notification and specific information on how the project will affect them. For more information on the Distribution System Betterment/Improvement Projects Program and other anticipated projects, please contact the OCWA Engineering Department at 315-455-7061 ext. 3104.