Philly Residents ‘May Not Wish to Drink or Cook With Tap Water' Following Bucks County Chemical Spill, Officials Say

By Hayden Mitman • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 21 mins ago


Representatives from Philadelphia's water department and office of emergency management gathered on Sunday morning to detail the scope of -- and the City's response to -- a chemical spill that occurred in Bristol on Friday. "No contamination has reached our water system," Randy Heyman, the commissioner of the water department said.

Michael Carroll, deputy mayor for the office of transportation, infrastructure and sustainability, also noted that there have not yet been contaminants found in Philadelphia's water supply.

But, that could change this afternoon, he said. "Contaminants have not been found in our water system at this time. And, we expect that there is no risk that they will be present anywhere in our system before 2 p.m.," said Carroll.

However, Carroll said, there is no certainty that there won't be a minute trace of chemicals in tap water for the "entire afternoon." In fact, on Sunday, officials shared an alert telling residents to use bottled drinking water "until further notice."

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