Onondaga County

What Onondaga County does

Onondaga County is a county government entity and political subdivision of New York State, founded in 1794 and headquartered in Syracuse, providing municipal governance and public services to the residents, businesses, and municipalities within its jurisdiction, which encompasses 34 towns and villages plus the City of Syracuse. Its core service portfolio is delivered through several internal agencies and authorities: the Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) operates regional water transmission and distribution infrastructure, including a 50-million-gallon reservoir and service to roughly 27,000 customers across Central New York; the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency runs waste management, recycling, and a long-standing battery collection program (148,760 pounds collected in 2024 through countywide kiosks); the Water Redevelopment Corp. develops and oversees large-scale wastewater infrastructure; and Plan Onondaga provides the comprehensive countywide planning framework across five thematic areas.

The County's most strategically significant current initiative is a $1 billion to $2.6 billion industrial wastewater treatment plant in Clay, NY, funded entirely by Micron Technology (with $120 million already advanced to 60% design) to support Micron's planned $100 billion, 20-year build-out of four chipmaking factories. Kiewit Infrastructure was selected as the national contractor, and Veolia was selected to operate the facility, which will have a maximum processing capacity of 42 million gallons per day to prevent toxic chemicals, including PFAS, from reaching Lake Ontario. The County's revenue mechanics are those of a typical county government — property taxes, state and federal aid, user fees, and project-specific grants (e.g., an EPA grant for a climate-controlled battery sorting facility) — rather than commercial sales, and pricing for individual services is generally not publicly disclosed.

Customer segments are principally geographic: residents and municipalities across the county receive standard public services, while a single industrial anchor (Micron) accounts for a disproportionate share of new infrastructure investment value and operating complexity. Distribution is direct via online portals, 311 service requests, social media, email newsletters, and physical utility infrastructure, with no resellers or third-party channel partners. AI/ML capabilities are not present in the disclosed record; technology is described as not applicable to a public-sector service mandate.

Name

Onondaga County

Legal name

Onondaga County, New York

Website

https://ongov.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1794

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Onondaga County is a municipal government entity in Central New York, founded in 1794, providing municipal services — water supply, wastewater, resource recovery, and comprehensive planning — to the residents, businesses and 34 municipalities of the Syracuse metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Municipal water supply
• Wastewater treatment infrastructure
• Recycling resource recovery
• Comprehensive community planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Onondaga County is a county government that delivers public services to residents and municipalities across Central New York, including municipal water supply and distribution via the Water Authority, comprehensive community planning through Plan Onondaga, recycling and waste management through the Resource Recovery Agency, and digital citizen services via its online portal. The county also develops large-scale water infrastructure — including a $1–$2.6 billion industrial wastewater treatment plant for Micron Technology — through its Water Redevelopment Corp. subsidiary.

Product overview

Onondaga County provides government services to residents in central New York State, encompassing municipal water authority operations, comprehensive county planning through Plan Onondaga, environmental resource management including battery recycling, and digital citizen services via an online portal. The county operates the Water Authority serving approximately 27,000 customers, maintains a long-standing battery collection program with drop-off kiosks, and offers digital access to government services including employment, taxes, elections, and payments through its online platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plan Onondaga Comprehensive Planning Initiative

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Kiewit InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Kiewit Infrastructure was selected by Onondaga County's Water Redevelopment Corp. board as the national contractor to build the $1 billion-plus industrial wastewater treatment plant for Micron Technology's chip factories in Clay, NY. Selected over one other bidder for semiconductor industry experience and ability to meet project timeline.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026French company Veolia will operate the industrial wastewater treatment facility being built for Micron Technology. The plant will process up to 42 million gallons of Micron's industrial wastewater daily to prevent toxic chemicals including PFAS from reaching Lake Ontario.
• Micron TechnologyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2026Micron Technology is partnering with Onondaga County to fund an industrial wastewater treatment plant costing $1 billion to $2.6 billion. Micron has committed to pay the entire cost either upfront or through user fees, with $120 million already provided to advance design to 60% threshold. Micron plans to build up to four chipmaking factories in Clay over 20 years at a total cost of $100 billion.
• EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EPA provided grant funding to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency for building a climate-controlled battery sorting facility as part of the agency's battery collection program that has operated for over 30 years.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Large U.S. solid waste and recycling services company — comparable to Onondaga's Resource Recovery Agency in collection, recycling, and materials handling, though operated as a national private firm.
• Waste Management, Inc. National solid waste, recycling, and environmental services incumbent — comparable in refuse collection, recycling, and resource recovery operations to Onondaga's Resource Recovery Agency.
• American Water Works Company: Largest U.S. investor-owned water and wastewater utility — comparable in regulated water utility operations, though private-sector and operating across many states versus Onondaga's municipal model.
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: State-level environmental regulator that oversees water quality, waste management, and permitting across New York — provides regulatory framework and funding that directly shape Onondaga County's environmental operations.

Direct peers

• Albany County, NY: New York State capital-area county with overlapping public works, water/wastewater, resource recovery, and community development functions — directly comparable county-government service portfolio.
• Erie County, NY: Upstate New York county government of comparable size and service portfolio (public works, water, environmental services, planning) — directly comparable in mandate, scale, and operating model to Onondaga County.
• City of Syracuse: Municipal government nested within Onondaga County providing overlapping services (water, public works, planning). Comparable in service mix but smaller in geographic scope and tax base.
• Monroe County, NY: Rochester-area New York county government with a similar mix of water authority operations, environmental programs, and municipal planning — closely comparable structure and regional economic development profile.
• Oneida County, NY: Adjacent Central New York county with comparable water/sewer authorities, planning functions, and waste management operations — a regional peer for capacity benchmarking.

Others

• Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board: Regional planning counterpart that coordinates multi-municipal initiatives across Onondaga and neighboring counties — comparable in function to Plan Onondaga at a larger regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OnondagaCounty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzYjCdBCKjulv56AdYh18UA
• Facebookfacebook.com/OnondagaCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onondaga-county

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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