John Bianchini served as the OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority Board Chairman from 2013 - 2023. At OCWA's monthly board meeting on 11/21/23, he was presented with a recognition award for his years of dedicated service. Mr. Bianchini is pictured with current Authority Board Chair Ken Gardiner.
OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority -- appeared on NewsChannel 9's Bridge Street on November 14, 2023. Megan Thomas, OCWA General Counsel & Director of Public Education, joined the MOST's Irv Lyons Jr. and TACNY's Sue Sobon to talk about the many great events happening Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Museum of Science [...]
The Onondaga County Water Authority will hold its regular Board meeting on November 21, at 2:00 p.m. at its offices on 200 Northern Concourse, Town of Salina, New York 13212. Notice is also given that the Board may convene from time to time as the Audit, Governance or Finance Committee. Jeff Brown Executive Director
OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority's Executive Director Jeff Brown was recently elected to become a member of the 25-person governing Board of the National Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA). Four other new members joined the Board to include representatives of Denver Water, Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, Oklahoma City Water Utilities, and [...]
OCWA MARKS “NATIONAL IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER” WITH THE FOCUS ON LEAD SERVICE LINE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM Customers are encouraged to check their pipes for lead! It is nearly impossible to think about not having clean and reliable water for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes, fighting fires, and so much more. That is why OCWA [...]
OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority -- was pleased to open the doors of our Otisco Lake Water Treatment Plant for a group of students from Le Moyne College's water resources class on Monday, October 2, 2023. OCWA Chief Engineer Andrew Weiss and Water Plant Manager Pete Murphy provided the in-depth tour to the [...]
OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority -- this week launched a new workforce recruitment campaign to inform the community about the various stable and rewarding careers offered at the Authority. We hope you enjoy this video, produced and edited by Syracuse videographer Michael Brown. We are proud of the more than 175 employees at [...]
The Onondaga County Water Authority will hold its regular Board meeting on October 18, at 12:30 p.m. at its offices on 200 Northern Concourse, Town of Salina, New York 13212. Notice is also given that the Board may convene from time to time as the Audit, Governance or Finance Committee. Jeff Brown Executive Director
Source Water Protection Week is being celebrated nationwide from September 24-30, 2023. OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority - invites the community to help spread the word about the importance of source water protection. Even though we recognize this week, OCWA's team is committed to preserving source water year-round through various initiatives. These include [...]
OCWA -- Central New York's Water Authority -- has completed the first phase of the 2023 Cleaning and Lining water main project in neighborhoods near Kimberly Drive East in the Town of Geddes. OCWA is undertaking this project to rehabilitate the existing cast iron water main, which has caused discolored water issues due to corrosion. [...]
