No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 350,000 people (100,948 connections) with surface water from its own intake, and buys water from City of Syracuse.
From EPA's record for NY3304336. PurityMap is independent of Ocwa.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2023 to December 2023.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 5.6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-20 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: OCWA (NY3304336) |
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Follow this water →Ocwa's phone number on EPA record is 315-455-7061. Its mailing address is 200 Northern Concourse, P.O. Box 4949, SYRACUSE, NY 13221-4949.
According to EPA's record, Ocwa uses surface water from its own intake, and buys water from City of Syracuse.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Ocwa's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 7 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Ocwa. Its phone number on EPA record is 315-455-7061. Its mailing address on EPA record is 200 Northern Concourse, P.O. Box 4949, SYRACUSE, NY 13221-4949. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.