East Palestine residents are now safe to drink village water, according to the Ohio EPA.
In a release issued by Ohio Gov.
Mike DeWine's office Wednesday afternoon, the agency tested five wells that feed into the northeast Ohio village's municipal water system afterNo raw contaminants were detected during those tests. There were also no contaminants detected that came as a result of the derailment, the release states.
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