UPDATE: Tap water is safe to drink at least through Monday night, the Philadelphia Water Department now says in an update.
"Contaminants have not been found in our water system at this time. And, we expect that there is no risk that they will be present anywhere in our system before 2 p.m.," said Carroll.
In fact, on Sunday, officials shared an alert telling residents to use bottled drinking water"until further notice."On Sunday, Carroll said Philadelphia residents"may wish not to drink or cook with tap water" until the City provides another update, expected Sunday afternoon. "I want to reiterate that the health risks are very low, if present at all and would be long term in nature," said Carroll.
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