Community Wells, Septic, and Plumbing

The Mission

To upgrade the standard of living by providing complying septic systems and potable water supply from private wells. To be the first line of defense against disease prevention. To serve enrolled Oneida Nation members/entities with plumbing related services within the Oneida Nation boundaries and to protect groundwater.

The Vision

Our vision is to use our knowledge and skills to train Oneida members in becoming licensed plumbers thus empowering them to self-perform plumbing work to support the plumbing needs for our Nation’s facilities, departments and members.

Community Well & Septic Department refers to service and assistance with emergency projects: emergency private well water facilities, emergency private wastewater facilities within the Oneida reservation boundary. The primary focus of the Community Well & Septic Department is to protect the groundwater, the Well Abandonment Law, inventory of septic & well water systems sites and preventative maintenance. In addition to Community Well & Septic manages the Indian Health Service Scattered Sites projects and the POWTS Replacement Project.