Philadelphia officials advise residents to drink bottled water after a chemical spill in the Delaware River

Delaware River chemical spill impacts drinking water in the Philadelphia region

While authorities, after days of inaction and mixed-messages, claim the water is safe to drink, one of the chemicals was also released in the East Palestine, Ohio derailment.

Philly officials say water is safe to drink after chemical spill, residents continue to buy bottled water

“PWD expects that there will continue to be no detectable levels of the spill at Philadelphia’s Delaware River intake by Wednesday or Thursday this week.”

Officials: No sign of contamination in Philadelphia water after Delaware River spill

Philadelphia water officials say they have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in a neighboring county upriver and are confident water in the city system will be unaffected at least well into Tuesday afternoon.Health officials in Bucks County said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-bas…

Philadelphia says water safe to drink through Tuesday afternoon after chemical spill

Officials said tap water in Philadelphia is safe to drink and use until Tuesday afternoon as a plume from a chemical spill that originated in Bucks County, Pa., flows down the Delaware River to the city's intake systems.

No sign of contamination in Philadelphia water after chemical spill in Delaware River, should be safe through Tuesday afternoon

Philadelphia water officials say they have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in Bucks County and are confident water in the city system will be unaffected at least well into Tuesday afternoon.

Tap water deemed ‘safe’ to drink, use in Philadelphia at least through Tuesday afternoon, officials say

Residents in Philadelphia remain confused and concerned about the state of the tap water in the city after being alerted about possible contamination. Officials provided an update saying the water was safe to drink and use through Tuesday afternoon.