Philadelphia Officials Monitor Water Safety After Chemical Spill in Delaware River

Philadelphia officials are recommending residents use bottled drinking water following a chemical spill in the Delaware River that could potentially impact the water supply. The spill dumped about 8,100 gallons of “water soluble acrylic polymer solution," a latex finishing material, into Otter Creek, a tributary to the Delaware River. Drinking water supplier Aqua Pennsylvania said they are working with state and federal agencies to monitor the situation, and will reopen water intake only when it "meets our stringent quality standards."