Is Philadelphia Tap Water Safe to Drink Amidst Chemical Spill Concerns?

Philadelphia residents were advised to buy bottled water over the weekend due to chemical spill concerns, but now city officials have announced that tap water is safe to drink and use until 3:30 pm on March 28. There were concerns that between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a non-toxic, latex finishing solution that spilled at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township had made its way into the Delaware River, with intakes from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant downstream from where the leak occurred. However, no contamination has been discovered in Philadelphia's water through 40 tests conducted by the water department. It is thought that the city's water does not have any contaminants like the ones from the spill because the spill occurred in Otter Creek, which is not connected to the Delaware River at the Baxter intake point. No known adverse health effects have been reported in Bucks County, however, to be safe, Philadelphia is working with partners to develop a water distribution plan in the event it is needed.

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