Bottled water recommended for many Philadelphia residents after Bucks County chemical spill

Bottled water recommended for Philadelphia residents after Bucks County chemical spill

Philadelphia residents are encouraged to use bottled water after a hazardous material spill along the Delaware RiverThe City of Philadelphia said it is recommending that many residents use bottled water for drinking or cooking

"Contaminants have not been found in our system at this time," said Michael Carrol, Deputy Managing Director for the City's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability. Testing on the water will continue. An estimated 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water-soluble acrylic polymer solution, ended up in the Delaware River following a spill into Mill Creek in Bristol on Friday evening.

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