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Philly Waters Unsafe for Swimmers | Philadelphia News
Philly’s rivers are in trouble—new data reveals over half of tested water spots in Pennsylvania, including Philly’s Delaware River stretch, regularly hit unsafe E. coli levels, with 12 sites exceeding limits every single day. PennEnvironment blames the city’s water department for dumping billions of gallons of raw sewage and stormwater into local waterways each year, though officials credit progress since 2011. While upstream areas like Bucks County and the Poconos stay cleaner, contamination hotspots point to aging infrastructure, septic systems, and runoff as culprits. The Water Department…
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