The water is safe to drink until at least 11:59 a.m. Monday, March 27, according to the Philadelphia Water Department.
At 15:30 the department provides a statement stating that there is no need to buy bottled water. Philadelphia residents are safely filling bottles or jugs with tap water this season, according to authorities.
The Department of Water will provide an update at approximately 5 p.m., Sunday, March 26, 2023. This is how long it will take for the river water that Baxter takes early in the morning to go through treatment and main pipes before reaching customers, authorities. he said.
“The water that is available to customers is treated before it reaches the summit in Philadelphia and remains safe for drinking and use for washing, cooking and washing,” the Water Department said.
Representatives of the Philadelphia Department of Water and Office of Emergency Management met on Sunday morning to explain the city’s target and response to the chemical spill that occurred in Bristol on Friday.
“No contamination has reached our water system,” said Randy Heyman, commissioner of the Water Department.
Michael Carroll, deputy mayor for the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability, also noted that no contaminants have yet been found in Philadelphia’s water supply.
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“No contaminants have been found in our water system at this time. And we hope there is no risk that they were present anywhere in our system before two o’clock in the afternoon,” said Carroll.
However, Carroll said, it is not certain that there is no trace of chemical sounds in the water “every afternoon”.
In fact, on Sunday the police took part in the sharp telling the residents to use the water for drinking water “until further notice.”
Philadelphia eagerly shared this warning with residents on Sunday afternoon. On Sunday, Carroll said Philadelphia “may not drink or cook with the water” until the city provides another update, expected Sunday afternoon.
According to officials, this situation arose after the Coast Guard released a “water-dissolved acrylic polymer solution” in Otter Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, in Bristol after a notification shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
To see a map of the areas affected by chemical pain, click here.
The Coast Guard estimated that about 8,100 gallons of this consumable latex material was released when, authorities said, a chemical pipe burst at Trinsea in Bristol.
Carroll said they are evaluating the incident when they were noticed, are monitoring the situation and are constantly testing.
“I want to reiterate that the health risks are very low, if any, and long-term in nature,” Carroll said.
There is no need to worry about the risk of skin exposure or fire, he said, noting that officials believe it is safe to wash and spray in this water.
In a statement, Pennsylvania Water said the company “immediately turned off the inlet system” of Bristol and believes this action prevented the economy from entering drinking water.
The company said it is working with state and federal agencies and monitoring the situation. Pennsylvania Water said it is reopening the intake system “as we are confident that the water source is safe for our customers and meets strict quality standards,” the statement said.
Anyone with issues or questions can check the PWD website, officials said.
