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Philadelphia Boil Water Notice: 1,603,797 Residents Affected — Full Guide
Current status: Lifted (as of 22/09/2026, 20:10). Older update notes in the history text may be outdated.
A boil water notice has been issued for Philadelphia, New Jersey, affecting approximately 1,603,797 residents following a water system event. Residents are advised not to drink unboiled tap water and to boil all water for at least one full minute before consumption. Bottled water should be used for drinking, cooking, making ice, baby formula, and brushing teeth. Update (watereport.com, 12.09.2026, 23:50): The boil water advisory now explicitly includes cooking, making ice, baby formula, and brushing teeth as activities for which water must be boiled. This clarifies boiling as the required method for these uses.
- Location
- Philadelphia, New Jersey
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Start
- Unknown
- End
- 17/09/2026, 02:00
- Event type
- Boil water advisory, Microbiological
- Status
- Lifted
- Region
- New Jersey
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
What to do now
According to the source this case has been officially lifted. The measures below applied during the incident and are documented for historical reference only.
Sources
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