Sewage

County lawmakers recently approved the borrowing of about $60 million to repair and maintain aging pipes.

Onondaga County is facing another court order and fines tied to a raw sewage leak in Solvay, marking the second such settlement in seven months.

The 42" Ley Creek Force Main stretches over two miles from a pump station on 7th North Street to the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. A section crossing Onondaga Creek on the railroad bridge has sprung major leaks in recent years.

About a dozen projects in eight Onondaga County towns and villages hang in the balance after the Department of Housing and Urban Development abruptly…