OCWA
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 36 cities in NY · PWSID NY3304336
OCWA serves 350,000 people. PFAS detected above health guidelines (Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) — full contaminant breakdown below.
- People served
- 350,000
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-08-19
- PFAS
- Detected (1 compound)
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, OCWA's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by New York State Dept of Health.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official OCWA Resources
OCWA Service Area
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This map shows the approximate service area for OCWA. Actual coverage may vary. Contact the utility directly to confirm service availability at your address.
OCWA Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Warning
OCWA reads Warning. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is OCWA Water Safe to Drink?
OCWA has reported 6 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 350,000 people across 36 cities in NY. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Learn more about the contaminants detected in OCWA:
OCWA Service Area
Baldwinsville, NY
Brewerton, NY
Bridgeport, NY
Camillus, NY
Canastota, NY
Central Square, NY
Chittenango, NY
Constantia, NY
De Witt, NY
East Syracuse, NY
Fairmount, NY
Fayetteville, NY
Fulton, NY
Galeville, NY
Lakeland, NY
Liverpool, NY
Lyncourt, NY
Manlius, NY
Marcellus, NY
Mattydale, NY
Minetto, NY
Minoa, NY
Nedrow, NY
North Syracuse, NY
Oswego, NY
Phoenix, NY
Radisson, NY
SUNY Oswego, NY
Sand Ridge, NY
Seneca Knolls, NY
Solvay, NY
Sylvan Beach, NY
Syracuse, NY
Village Green, NY
Wampsville, NY
Westvale, NY
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OCWA Contact & Information
Mailing Address
B2B Contact Data
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Contacts for OCWA
| Name | Title | Phone | |
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| J████ S████ | Water Treatment Supervisor | (555) ███-████ | j████@city████.gov |
| M████ J██████ | Utility Director | (555) ███-████ | m████@water████.org |
Water Sources & Treatment
Water Sources
Treatment Methods
Disinfectant Used
chlorine dioxide, hypochlorite
OCWA Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for OCWA has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
OCWA Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. New York State Dept of Health publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit New York State Dept of HealthWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
OCWA has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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Based on water quality data from cities served by OCWA, we recommend NSF-certified filters that can remove contaminants above health guidelines.
Filter guides for the contaminants detected here:
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: OCWA's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by New York State Dept of Health, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
Spotted a data issue? Use the Spotted something off? link at the bottom of the page — corrections feed back into the next data refresh. Learn more about TapWaterData.
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TapWaterData runs a free CCR publishing service for community water systems. Claim this listing to publish your Consumer Confidence Report here — it inherits this page's search authority and reaches every customer who Googles OCWA.
- EPA-compliant distribution. Satisfies the 2027 Revised CCR Rule direct-URL requirement with an auditable archive.
- Publish once a year. Agent-assisted workflow; no login setup for small systems.
- Inherits this page's reach. Your published CCR appears directly on the page customers already find on Google.
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