This is the second in a series of articles discussing issues relating to the quality of water provided by OCWA—Central New York’s Water Authority. Today’s article focuses on three human-made substances generally referred to as “emerging contaminants”--1,4-Dioxane, PFOA (or perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (or perfluorooctanoic sulfontate). These particular chemicals are important to OCWA and its [...]
As part of OCWA’s monthly series highlighting some of our dedicated employees and the important jobs they perform, this month we’re featuring Ken B. from our Water Quality Department. Each month we’re asking a different employee a series of ten questions about his/her background, what he/she does at OCWA and some of the employee’s most [...]
This is the first in a series of articles discussing issues relating to the quality of water provided by OCWA—Central New York’s Water Authority. Our first article focuses on lead in drinking water. Background If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. While lead is [...]
This is the last in a series of five articles explaining how OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–plans for, constructs and integrates water main improvement projects into our five-county service territory. Today’s article illustrates what homeowners and businesses can expect to see after construction during the restoration phase, including a photographs of the types of activities [...]
OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–was recently honored to have one of its Engineering Department employees, Cory McCarthy, receive the 2020 Young Professional of the Year Award from the American Water Works Association, New York State Section. The award recognizes the finest young (ages 21 - 35) water professionals with outstanding and creative approaches in the [...]
As part of OCWA’s monthly series highlighting some of our dedicated employees and the important jobs they perform, this month we’re featuring Andy K. from our Accounting Department (Purchasing). Each month we’re asking a different employee a series of ten questions about his/her background, what he/she does at OCWA and some of the employee’s most [...]
This is the fourth in a series of five articles explaining how OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–plans for, constructs and integrates water main improvement projects into our five-county service territory. Today’s article illustrates what homeowners and businesses can expect to see during construction, including a sample notice that OCWA will provide to all impacted customers [...]
This is the third in a series of five articles explaining how OCWA–Central New York’s Water Authority–plans for, constructs and integrates water main improvement projects into our five-county service territory. Today's article illustrates what homeowners and businesses can expect to see prior to construction commencing, including a sample notice that OCWA will mail to all [...]
OCWA--Central New York's Water Authority--was recently honored to be awarded the 2020 Project of the Year from the New York Section American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA) for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art 500,000 gallon elevated water storage tank in the Town of Camillus. The award will be presented at NYSAWWA's awards program to be [...]
As part of OCWA’s monthly series highlighting some of our dedicated employees and the important jobs they perform, this month we’re featuring Andrew W. from our Administration Department. Each month we’re asking a different employee a series of ten questions about his/her background, what he/she does at OCWA and some of the employee’s most interesting [...]
