OCWA

NY Β· PWS ID NY3304336 Β· Community water system

108
contaminants tested
28
detected
350,000
people served
Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Mixed public/private
Counties served
Onondaga

PFAS detected

β€œForever chemicals” from UCMR-5 β€” the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
PFBA 0.0056 ug/L 1/12 2023

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
Chloroform 64 UG/L 380/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid 28 UG/L 380/380 SYR4 2012–2019
TTHM 93 UG/L 380/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid 42 UG/L 380/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane 21 UG/L 379/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane 11 UG/L 379/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 63 UG/L 379/379 SYR4 2012–2019
Bromoform 3.6 UG/L 144/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Dibromoacetic acid 3 UG/L 127/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Monochloroacetic acid 9.8 UG/L 122/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Monobromoacetic acid 3.3 UG/L 82/380 SYR4 2012–2019
Chlorite 340 UG/L 72/81 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate 1000 UG/L 42/44 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium 40 UG/L 22/22 SYR4 2012–2019
Fluoride 860 UG/L 21/22 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite 1000 UG/L 21/22 SYR4 2012–2019
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0200 mg/L 19/19 LCR 2025
COPPER, FREE 14.5 UG/L 18/20 SYR4 2012–2019
Chromium 3.1 UG/L 10/22 SYR4 2012–2019
Combined Uranium 0.4290 UG/L 4/4 SYR4 2017–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1.7 UG/L 4/29 SYR4 2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity 1.89 PCI/L 4/4 SYR4 2017–2019
Lead 1.7 UG/L 4/19 SYR4 2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) 1.42 PCI/L 2/4 SYR4 2017–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 1.08 PCI/L 1/2 SYR4 2017–2019
Nitrite 27.5 UG/L 1/22 SYR4 2012–2019
Toluene 1.6 UG/L 1/32 SYR4 2012–2019
80 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Areas served

SYRACUSE (C)

Utility contact

Contact
BETTINGER, ANSON P.
Phone
315-455-7061
Email
abettinger@ocwa.org