Council on Environmental Health

John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 12^th Floor
421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315)435-6600
Email:  PHEng@ongov.net

This Bureau of Public Health Engineering coordinated council formulates policy recommendations relating to environmental health issues.  The council staff performs the following services:

• Provides informed and objective citizen's advice on environmental health issues to the County Executive, County Legislature and Commissioner of Health.

• Develops and helps implement recommendations to maintain and improve air quality, water quality, water supply, water body usage, wastewater treatment, land use, handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.

• Is the county's representative to the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance
  and is responsible for implementing program water quality protection efforts in County watersheds.

• Reviews and comments on pertinent federal, state and other legislation or regulations of concern or interest to County government.

Information

NY State Department of Health (NYSDOH) - Harmful Blue-green Algae Blooms

Onondaga County Water Environmental Protection (WEP) - Onondaga Lake Ambient Monitoring Program Report

2012 Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy Report (PDF)

2014 Otisco Lake Watershed Management Plan (PDF)

Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health - Manure Spreading Issues Evaluation (PDF)

Clearcast Herbicide Product Label (PDF)

Legal Notices

Water Chestnuts