However, residences with private wells are being directed not to drink the water until it has been tested.
However, residences with private wells are being directed not to drink the water until it has been tested. This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) "The air is good," he said, explaining that both the railroad company and the Ohio EPA are conducting tests for air quality. "The water we have tested comes back good," he added. "We are telling tabswire people that if you're on the city water or the village water, you certainly can drink that."