Onondaga, NY

Moderate Risk (48/100)

Environmental data for Onondaga in New York

Onondaga, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 33 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 48/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 7.5M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 84 in 2024, with 87% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
33
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
7.5M lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 317 (87%) 48 0 84
2023 273 (76%) 80 4 258
2022 316 (87%) 49 0 69
2021 279 (76%) 85 1 113
2020 300 (82%) 64 0 74
2024 Good Air Quality: 87% of days
Median AQI: 35

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in New York on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (33)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Anheuser-Busch LLC 6.1M lbs
2 Chemtrade Solutions-Syracuse 799.9K lbs
3 Anoplate Corp 209.5K lbs
4 Westrock - Solvay LLC 127.9K lbs
5 Crucible Industries Llc. 86.3K lbs
6 Byrne Dewitt LLC 41.9K lbs
7 Solvents & Petroleum Service 40.0K lbs
8 Upstate Farms Dairy LLC 33.8K lbs
9 Feldmeier Equipment Inc 16.2K lbs
10 Feldmeier Equipment 12.6K lbs
11 Icm Controls Corp 7.5K lbs
12 Meloon Foundries LLC 5.8K lbs
13 Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant 5.1K lbs
14 Bodycote Syracuse Heat Treating Corp. 4.0K lbs
15 Baxter International Inc. 3.2K lbs
16 Safety-Kleen Systems Syracuse (syr) 2.3K lbs
17 John Mezzalingua Associates LLC DBA Jma Wireless 2.3K lbs
18 Lockheed Martin Corp 1.9K lbs
19 Cooper Crouse-Hinds LLC 1.4K lbs
20 Ppc a Belden Co 1.1K lbs
21 Eagle Comtronics Inc. 296 lbs
22 Frazer & Jones Co 253 lbs
23 Complete Packaging Solutions LLC 250 lbs
24 Kilian Manufacturing 132 lbs
25 Jamesville Mix Plant 14 lbs
26 Anaren Microwave Inc 0 lbs
27 Quikrete - Syracuse Ny Plant 0 lbs
28 Armstrong Mold Corp. 0 lbs
29 Advanced Motors & Drives Inc. 0 lbs
30 US Optical LLC 0 lbs
31 Cargill Feed & Nutrition Liverpool 0 lbs
32 Brenntag Lubricants North East-Liverpool 0 lbs
33 Lotte Biologics USA Lcc 0 lbs

Cities in Onondaga (10)

Baldwinsville
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
East Syracuse
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7 facilities · 2 water
Jamesville
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1 facilities · 0 water
Jordan
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1 facilities · 1 water
Liverpool
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5 facilities · 2 water
Marcellus
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1 facilities · 0 water
Skaneateles Falls
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1 facilities · 0 water
Syracuse
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13 facilities · 5 water
Solvay
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2 facilities · 0 water
North Syracuse
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1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Onondaga, New York?
Onondaga, NY has an environmental risk score of 48/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 33 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Onondaga?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Onondaga, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Onondaga?
Onondaga, NY has 33 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 7.5M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Onondaga?
In 2024, Onondaga, NY recorded a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 84. 87% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Onondaga?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Onondaga, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Onondaga?
Environmental compliance in Onondaga, New York is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New York state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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