Water Safety Concerns Following the Delaware River Toxic Spill Story

Water Safety Concerns Following the Delaware River Toxic Spill

Thousands of gallons of a hazardous chemical spilled into the Delaware River. Although officials say Philadelphia’s water is safe to drink, experts disagree.

To gauge public concern, we surveyed Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware residents about how they feel about their drinking water and how capable they are to get through this crisis.

Our results indicate how unprepared many of them were.

Even though officials in Philadelphia have rescinded their bottled water alert and those in New Jersey claim their drinking water was never affected.

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Over a third of residents there and in Delaware are nonetheless afraid to drink their tap water.

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Most of them have had access to bottled water, but a small few were unable to get any.

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Hopefully, they had the proper water testing tools to ensure theirs was safe to drink.

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