Since the groundbreaking in April of this year, the Contractor at our Fairmount Reservoir facility has been making great progress. The first of two new concrete water storage tanks is ready to receive concrete for the foundation and floor. The Contractor has scheduled this activity to occur on Saturday June 26th. The pouring of the [...]
As part of OCWA's dedicated maintenance program for our water storage facilities, we recently performed exterior cleaning of the following four elevated water storage tanks: 1) Hidden Knolls (Town of Camillus) 2) Liverpool (Village of Liverpool) 3) Constantia (Town of Constantia) 4) Limeledge (Town of Skaneateles) The cleaning not only involved cosmetic improvements to the [...]
OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–will began the service phase of the water main replacement project along West Genesee Street in the Town of Camillus on May 26th, 2021. The new water main has been installed, pressure tested, disinfected, bacteriological samples taken & passed, and Health Department approval received. During this phase, construction activities will once [...]
OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–began the first phase of a water main replacement project along West Genesee Street in the Town of Camillus on April 22nd, 2021. Activities associated with water main replacement projects are fluid, and ever changing as the work progresses. Our foremost concern is the safety of the residents and our working [...]
OCWA will be flushing portions of the water main system in the North Syracuse and Fayetteville areas beginning Sunday, April 18, 2021. The purpose of flushing is to improve water quality, water pressure and fire flows for our customers. Flushing activities will be conducted Sunday through Thursday evenings between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am for [...]
OCWA is undertaking these cleaning & lining projects to rehabilitate the existing 8” & 6” cast iron water mains, which are causing discolored water issues due to corrosion. The first step in the cleaning and lining process is the exploration phase. An OCWA representative will mark out the existing mains and locate all curb boxes [...]
The Falls Road temporary water main has been installed, disinfected, and approved by the Onondaga County Health Department. OCWA’s contractor, Mainlining America, will begin connecting temporary water services along Falls Road in the coming days. Most connections will be made to the homes outside hose spigot. Our contractor has been checking access ramps daily to [...]
OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–has begun construction on its last section of transmission main to loop Oneida Lake, in the Towns of Constantia and Vienna running west to east along State Route 49, Martin Road and Hallenbeck north of Oneida Lake. The project involves installing 13,528 feet of new 16" ductile iron (DICL) water main [...]
OCWA’s installation phase of the new 8” water main along Graham Road has been completed. We are moving into the testing and disinfection phase. At this point we will pressure test, disinfect, then sample the new water main to ensure that the new main is correctly installed and disinfected. This process could take between 1-2 [...]
OCWA--Central New York's Water Authority--will begin the first phase of a water main replacement project along Graham Road in the Town of Onondaga on March 17, 2021. Construction activities associated with all water main replacement projects are fluid, and ever changing as the work progresses. Our foremost concern is the safety of residents and our [...]
