BREAKING Philly tap water is 'safe to drink' through Monday after Bucks County chemical spill: Officials
Officials made the announcement in a 3:30 p.m. update based on updated hydraulic modeling and the latest sampling results and data from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant.
This updated timeline is based on the time it will take river water that entered the Baxter intakes early Sunday morning to move through treatment and water mains before reaching customers. Bucks County health officials 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-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.
Officials said intakes to the city's Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant were closed after the spill but they were opened overnight to maintain minimal water levels to avoid damage to equipment and to supply water for fire safety and other other essential needs.
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