Philadelphia Officials Say Water Will ‘Remain Safe’ to Drink Until Tuesday Afternoon

The MSC Gayane container ship on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on June 18, 2019. Matt Rourke/AP

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.