OCWA was honored to have a group from the 791st Forward Engineer Support Team (FEST) at our headquarters March 25th to learn more about OCWA's water system and the engineering, operations, and maintenance required to keep the system running. The Army Reserve Engineer Officers, led by Captain Mark Walczyk, assess infrastructure for the Corps of [...]
Along with other large water utilities from across the nation, OCWA took part in the American Water Works Association's Water Matters! Fly-In in Washington, D.C. from March 22-23, 2023. The advocacy event included meetings with U.S. senators and representatives to discuss various policies and legislative items affecting water systems across the county. AWWA’s Water Utility [...]
OCWA was pleased to participate in the 35th annual Hard Hat Expo this past week. The event, which consistently draws between 3,000 and 5,000 attendees, was a two-day show located at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Attendees included contracting and municipality professionals involved in site excavation/earthmoving, highway paving/maintenance (including snow removal), bridge construction, [...]
Jeff Brown and Megan Thomas pictured with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (House of Representative NY - 24th) OCWA Executive Director Jeffrey Brown and General Counsel/Director of Public Education Megan Thomas attended AMWA’s 2023 Water Policy Conference in Washington, DC, in March. In the nation’s capital, leaders from some of the country’s largest drinking water [...]
Congratulations to Otisco Water Treatment Plant Manager Pete Murphy for being named New York State Professional Manager of the Year by the New York State Chapter of the American Public Works Association! The news comes just weeks after Murphy was named Professional Manager of the Year by the Central New York branch of APWA.
OCWA is pleased to announce that Otisco Water Treatment Plant Manager Peter J. Murphy has been named Professional Manager of the Year for 2022, by the American Public Works Association. Murphy began his career with the Onondaga County Water Authority 38 years ago as a seasonal aide, moving up over his tenure to the position [...]
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Did you know OCWA gives presentations in schools and hosts field trips for local students? Since the start of the school year, OCWA has been visiting several elementary and middle schools across Central New York to teach students about the water cycle, as well as water safety and conservation. The picture featured above was taken [...]
With freezing temperatures forecasted for Central New York over the next few days, the OCWA team would like to share with you some helpful tips to prevent your pipes from freezing. You can reduce the likelihood that your outside water services and home plumbing fixtures will freeze by following these simple but effective steps: Keep [...]
This week, members of the OCWA management team were in Albany to take part in the American Water Works Association, New York Section’s first-ever in person Lobby Day. The “One Water” legislative breakfast included insightful briefings from water industry experts and key state legislators on such issues as water quality standards, infrastructure, and [...]
