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After a latex chemical spill contaminated the Delaware River, officials are reassuring residents tap water in Philadelphia is safe to drink.
In a notice Sunday night, the Philadelphia Water Department said tap water would be safe to drink through at least the end of the day Monday. Officials will provide updates on social media, they said.
Philadelphia officials say the city's water system will not be affected by a chemical spill into the Delaware River upstream last week. “We can all confidentially say the threat has passed — I ...
On March 27, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney claimed in tweet that outgoing water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant was safe to drink. [8] An advisory on March 27 then stated that the water supply would be safe to stockpile from the time of that alert until 3:30 p.m. the next day. [9] [10]
Philadelphia Water began this program in 1999 when the Office of Watersheds was created. The Delaware and Schuylkill rivers each make up about half of the Philadelphia area's drinking water supply, and Philadelphia Water delivers about 250 million gallons of this drinking water to customers on a daily basis through its treatment plants.
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the US EPA to set standards for drinking water quality in public water systems (entities that provide water for human consumption to at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year). [3] Enforcement of the standards is mostly carried out by state health agencies. [4]
Between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution spilled into the river Philadelphia told tap water safe to drink until midnight Monday after chemical spill in Delaware ...
The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, age, health-related issues, and environmental conditions. [1] [2] For those who work in a hot climate, up to 16 litres (4.2 US gal) a day may be required. [1] About 1 to 2 billion people lack safe drinking water. [3]