Daily News | West Philly water boil advisory: An initial round of testing shows no bacteria contamination, officials say
The Philadelphia Water Department has not found evidence of harmful bacteria in an initial testing of water samples from the West Philadelphia neighborhoods underIf results from a second round of testing, expected back this morning, also show no contamination, the department will likely lift the boil advisory today, said Brian Rademaekers, a spokesperson for the water department.
Water pressure was restored, but the hour of low pressure could have created a vacuum, raising concern about whether bacteria and other disease-causing organisms were pulled into the water pipes. The city told residents in several West Philadelphia zip codes to boil water before drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food.
The city says about 18,000 customers are impacted by the water-boil advisory. This includes customers who lost water or had low pressure in:
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