Philadelphia city officials assured residents on Monday that the water was safe to drink after a nearby chemical spill over the weekend. But they added they’re still testing to determine if the water supply was tainted.
Sunday night."I want to assure everyone: no contaminants have been found in our tap water system. At this time, Philly's tap water remains safe to drink."
A pipe rupture at a manufacturing plant in Bristol, just north of the city, caused the spill of chemicals including butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate, . Butyl acrylate, a clear liquid used to make paint and adhesives, was also among the hazardous materials released during the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February., more than half the city of 1.5 million people appeared to be potentially impacted, including all of South Philadelphia, Center City, North Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia.
The city's two other water treatment plants take water from the Schuylkill River and weren't affected by the chemical spill. Michael Carrol, the deputy managing director of Philadelphia's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability, said Sunday that it was safe to bathe and wash dishes using tap water and that there were no acute health effects associated with exposure to low levels of the released chemicals.
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