Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River.
Nov 26, 2024 · TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream.. Officials say drinking water isn’t imminently at risk yet, but they’re monitoring the effects ...
What’s the salt front impacting Delaware River ... - NBC10 Philadelphia
Nov 27, 2024 · Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and ...
Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought and ... - ABC News
Nov 27, 2024 · The Delaware River's salt front -- the line where ocean water and freshwater meet -- has been shifting upstream from its typical spot near Wilmington to about 20 miles north, near the Philadelphia ...
Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River.
Nov 26, 2024 · TRENTON, N.J. – Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea ...
Drought causing saltwater to creep up Delaware River - 6abc Philadelphia
Nov 26, 2024 · The Delaware River provides drinking water for some 14 million people, including most of Philadelphia but also New Jersey and New York. Still, the line is south of those intakes and below the ...
Officials concerned over salt levels in Delaware River as ... - CBS News
Nov 19, 2024 · As drought conditions in the Philadelphia region continue to worsen, authorities are considering taking action to further protect the city's drinking water.
Delaware River salt line and Philly-area drought conditions, …
Nov 19, 2024 · But in recent weeks the so-called salt line — the boundary between oceanic and freshwater — along the Delaware River has spiked radically northward, the result of an astonishingly dry three months.
Philadelphia residents panic-bought water after being alerted to a ...
Mar 27, 2023 · Philadelphia residents can continue using tap water as normal until at least 3:30 p.m. Tuesday following a chemical spill a few miles upstream of a key intake in the Delaware River, city...
Philadelphia officials say drinking water remains safe for now …
Mar 26, 2023 · The City of Philadelphia says it is now confident tap water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe to drink until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday following a chemical spill in...
Philly drought: Salty water moves toward drinking water - WHYY
Nov 9, 2024 · Dry conditions in the Philly region have caused the salt front — or the area of the Delaware River where water becomes too salty to drink — to creep north toward the intake where Philadelphia draws most of its drinking water.