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A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can resume using tap water for drinking and showering. The announcement comes a week after they were ordered to stay away from tap water after diesel fuel spilled into a reservoir at a treatment plant and tainted the supply of Germantown, a Memphis suburb. Those who live and work in the city must flush their plumbing systems before they can resume normal use of the water. The city said July 20 that the diesel fuel spill at a treatment plant contaminated the water supply system. During the ordeal, frustrated residents took to social ...

A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can resume using tap water for drinking and showering. The announcement comes a week after they were ordered to stay

A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can drink their tap water again, a week after they were ordered to stay away after diesel fuel spilled into a reservoir at a treatment plant and tainted the Memphis suburb's supply. Officials in Germantown said those who live and work in the city must flush their plumbing systems before they can resume the normal use of the water that flows into their homes and businesses. The order to avoid using city water forced residents to drink bottled water and seek other places to shower and clean their dishes.

A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can resume using tap water for drinking and showering. The announcement comes a week after they were ordered to stay

City Administrator Jason Huisman said that while the test results came back clear, the water restriction will stay in place for the time being.