"No Need to Purchase Any More Water," that is According to What the City of Philadelphia Says after Chemical Leak Spill Leaving Many Residents Sick, Philadelphia Department of Environmental Safety Reports

Monday, March 27th, 2023, 7:25-8:32 PM-Philadelphia Pennsylvania- A chemical leak spill occurred in the great city of Philadelphia to local residents in Philadelphia has them on red flagged from chemical spill advisory. But according to Philadelphia city hall and local government buying bottled water will be a thing of the past. Officials urged recommendation that residents use bottled water "out of an abundance of caution."

The city of Philadelphia on Monday replied about tap water usage from the Baxton Drinking Water Treatment Plant is safe until "at least through 3:30 PM tomorrow."

The city retrospectively said precedented this is because the water "currently is available to customers was treated before the spill reached Philadelphia."

"There is no need to buy water at this time," the city said Sunday. "Customers can fill bottles or pitchers with tap water with no risk at this time."

The foundation of the insistency came soon after the leakage happened in nearby Bucks County on Friday due to a ruptured pipe at a chemical plant, officials had replied.

Although suburban communities were encouraged to use bottled water, city officials said contaminants "have not been found" in the local water system.

Roughly estimated 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water-soluble acrylic polymer solution was discharged into Otter Creek in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on Friday. Officials said Saturday the announcement was due to a pipe rupture at a nearby chemical plant, Trinseo PLC.

"It's like the material you find in paint," said senior vice president of manufacturing and engineering at Trinseo, Tim Thomas, according to ABC Philadelphia station WPVI. "It's your typical acrylic paint you have in your house, that's what really this material is, in a water base."

As testing on the city's water continues, officials said that besides finding no contaminants in the water, the health risks are "very low if present at all."

No acute effects are associated with low-level exposure, the city said.

Coast Guard officials had been briefed and contacted called to come in to settle the disaster. They declared the state of emergency chemical spill, as well as its efforts to assist that include coordinating with local and federal agencies to investigate the incident.

"We are working with the responsible party and local and federal agencies to ensure a safe response effort," Capt. Jonathan Theel, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, said in a statement. "We are also working with our State counterparts in Pennsylvania."

Currently, the Coast Guard has not received any calls of injured or affected wildlife.