Officials say Philadelphia residents 'may wish not to drink or cook with tap water' following a Bucks County chemical spill.
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.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox."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." He said Philadelphia residents"may wish not to drink or cook with tap water" until the City provides another update, expected Sunday afternoon.
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