Tap water in Philadelphia will “remain safe” to drink until Tuesday afternoon as officials monitor and test drinking water following a March 24 chemical spill in the nearby Delaware River.
“The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is confident that tap water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe to drink and use at least through 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, March 28, 2023),” the statement reads.
The PWD credits the treatment and continuous testing of the water currently available to residents for this assurance. Officials expect that residual water in the Delaware River will not be contaminated by Wednesday or Thursday of this week, according to the statement….