Pollution in Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County contains 294 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 30 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $7.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.4M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New York state average of 97 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities30reporters
EPA Facilities294regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Onondaga LakeSyracuseCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Baldwinsville1.4MCompliant
Westrock - Solvay, LlcSyracuse19.6kCompliant
General Chemical LlcSyracuse10.4kPenalties
Solvents & Petroleum Service IncSyracuse4.9kCompliant
AnoplateSyracuse2.0kCompliant
Bodycote Syracuse Heat Treating CorpSyracuse2.0kCompliant
Meloon Foundries IncSyracuse283Compliant
Cooper Crouse-Hinds LlcSyracuse139Compliant
Cambridge Filter CorporationLiverpool71Compliant
Lockheed Martin Ne & Ss SyracuseLiverpool11Compliant
Feldmeier EquipmentSyracuse8Compliant
Welch AllynSkaneateles Falls7Compliant
Feldmeier EquipmentSyracuse5Compliant
Byrne DairySyracuse3Compliant
Safety-Kleen SystemsSyracuse2Compliant
Production Products CoEast Syracuse1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
G&c Foods, Inc.Syracuse$14.2k2023-08-17
South Onondaga PlantNedrow$0
Central Auto Recycling, Inc.Syracuse$0
Crucible Industries LlcSolvay$02026-02-04
Carrier CorporationSyracuse$02025-03-03
Skaneateles (V) WwtpSkaneateles$02025-03-12