The term "urbanized area" refers to a land area comprising one or more central places and the adjacent densely settled surrounding area(s) that together have a minimum residential population of 50,000 and a minimum average population density of 1,000 people per square mile. The Syracuse Urban Area (SUA) includes portions of 30 municipalities in Madison, Onondaga and Oswego Counties.

Stormwater Pollutants of Concern in the SUA

Onondaga County

Baldwinsville (V)
Camillus (T)
Camillus (V)
Cicero (T)
Clay (T)
DeWitt (T)
E. Syracuse (V)
Fayetteville (V)
Geddes (T)
LaFayette (T)
Liverpool (V)
Lysander (T)
Manlius (T)
Manlius (V)
Marcellus (T)
Marcellus (V)
Minoa (V)
N. Syracuse (V)
Onondaga County
Onondaga (T)
Pompey (T)
Salina (T)
Solvay (V)
Syracuse (C)
Van Buren (T)


Oswego County*

Central Square (V)
Hastings (T)
Oswego County
Phoenix (V)
West Monroe (T)
Madison County

Madison County
Sullivan (T)

* Town of Schroeppel in Oswego County was granted a waiver by NYS DEC and is not subject to Phase II MS4 permit requirements.

3/24/04