Merchantville's tap water is supplied by the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission. The MPWC has not been impacted by the Delaware River chemical spill. The MPWC has been monitoring the impacts of the chemical spill in the Delaware River. MPWC water supplies come from wells in the Raritan-Magothy aquifer. We do not take water directly from the Delaware River. Our water system has not been impacted by this spill. We continue to supply water that meets all State and Federal regulations. Sign up for our community notification
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According to a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, companies have discharged millions of pounds of toxic chemicals in the Delaware River the last five years, records show. On the Delaware River, between Trenton and Pennsylvania’s southern border, 11 industrial plants have released toxic chemicals into the water in legally permitted amounts over the last five years, according to reports they must file to federal officials.