Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA)
Onondaga and Oswego County service area
Population reference
350,000 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NY3304336)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Bills are rendered under the Authority's billing rules; the statement controls the account cycle.
- Rate structure
- Metered water tariff with minimum bill and volumetric usage rate by service class; 2025 schedule listed $6.07 per 1,000 gallons and payment net within 15 days.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- OCWA provides water; Onondaga County Water Environment Protection calculates sewer units from water-account consumption. For 2026, one sewer unit is 85,000 gallons, with minimum assessment rules by property type.
- Meter reading
- OCWA receives meter readings from its water accounts; no universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval was verified.
- New-account deposit
- OCWA customer rules include a deposit article, but the reviewed page did not expose one universal residential dollar amount; requirements are account-specific.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
New York
40%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (NY3304336) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID NY3304336.