To purify, store
and deliver the required amount of drinking water from Lake
Ontario to meet the demands of residential, commercial, institutional
and industrial consumers in Onondaga County, the City of Syracuse
and Central New York. The Onondaga County Water District, which
is administered by the Metropolitan Water Board, serves the
role of supplementing the area’s
primary upland water sources of Skaneateles and Otisco Lakes,
which have limited capacities. The Lake Ontario system has the
capacity to produce up to 50 million gallons/day and store in
excess of 165 million gallons of water for emergencies, including
fire protection and periods of drought.
The County Water District also provides the community with a means
to finance large water system improvements through an ad valorem
assessment on real property (when this method is needed).
4170 Route 31, Clay, NY 13041-8739
Telephone 652-8656
FAX 652-1977
Ferdinand L. Picardi, Chairman
Ferdinand L. Picardi, Vice Chairman
David E. Fitch, Administrative Director
Robert A. Terrinoni, Assistant Administrative Director
Justine P. Bush, Member
Terence A.J. Mannion, Member
Michael Ryan, Member
Harold E. Rook, Member
Robert F. Tomeny, Member
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