Philadelphia residents can continue to use and drink the city's tap water until at least 3:30 p.m. local time Tuesday following a chemical spill in the Delaware River, according to officials.
Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least through Tuesday afternoon — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday.Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least through Tuesday afternoon — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday.
During a news conference Monday afternoon, Michael Carroll — the city's deputy managing director for transportation, infrastructure and sustainability — told reporters that the city's water quality is continuously being tested around the clock. As of Monday afternoon, results have shown no contamination in Philadelphia's waters from the chemical spill, Carroll said.City officials told reporters the containments from Sunday's spill should be clear from the Delaware River by Thursday.
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