The city of Philadelphia sent its 1.5 million residents into a mad dash for bottled water after issuing — and retracting — a tap water advisory on Sunday afternoon.
The cause: a chemical spill from a Bucks County latex finishing plant into a Delaware River tributary that feeds into a Philadelphia water processing facility. Current guidance from city officials says residents should be able to guzzle and cook with tap water through Monday night, but that could change as more tests are conducted.
Here’s what we know and don’t know.
Is it safe to drink Philadelphia’s tap water?
Yes — for now.
The city’s latest guidance says Philadelphia tap water will be safe to drink at least through Monday at 11:59 p.m. That update came after officials had issued a bottle advisory starting 2 p.m. Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”
Philadelphia water contamination from Delaware River spill: Safety, chemicals, what we know
Philadelphia water contamination from Delaware River spill: Safety, chemicals, what we know
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