Community’s Vision of a Clean Onondaga Lake is Becoming a Reality
In 2016, Honeywell completed New York State’s dredging and capping plan for Onondaga Lake in Syracuse using technical excellence and innovative approaches. The sediment cap, which creates a new, clean lake bottom, consists of more than 3 million cubic yards of natural materials placed over 475 acres of the lake bottom. Today, the water quality in Onondaga Lake is the best it’s been in more than 100 years. About 1 million native plants, trees, and shrubs are being planted, creating a thriving green corridor of wetlands. The community has embraced the turnaround too and Onondaga Lake is now a source of pride and an economic driver for the region.
Click here to download the Dredging and Capping Completed Fact Sheet (717 KB)
Click here to watch a video about the impact of the Onondaga Lake cleanup.
