The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has been and will continue to monitor the impact of a chemical spill in Bristol, Pa. to the Delaware River over the weekend. The response is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard in cooperation with numerous Pennsylvania and New Jersey state and Federal agencies.
Sampling of the river at multiple locations and at drinking water intakes, process samples, and entry points to the distribution system thus far have all been non-detect for chemicals involved in the incident. Sampling efforts will continue. In addition, the Coast Guard has noted that no impacts on wildlife have been reported.
NJDEP continues to monitor and support these operations and has been in close contact with New Jersey American Water and the Burlington City Water Department, which maintain drinking water intakes from the Delaware River. Both systems report no impacts and continue to monitor. There are currently no drinking water advisories in effect for New Jersey as a result of this incident.
The spill occurred late Friday, March 24 into Mill Creek/Otter Creek, a small tributary of the Delaware River. The spill of between 8,000 and 12,000 gallons of a latex finishing material occurred as a result of a mechanical upset at a manufacturing facility in Bristol, Pa. Containment and cleanup operations continue.
For information from New Jersey American Water, visit http://bit.ly/3lLkJvr.
For information from the Burlington City Water Department, visit http://bit.ly/40GAX86.
For a Coast Guard news release, visit http://bit.ly/40mhUzX.
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