(Photo: Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents here were warned late Wednesday to avoid using tap water because a chemical possibly contaminated the city’s water supply.
Thursday morning, city officials confirmed the chemical, which came from a facility in an industrial district, is an asphalt emulsifier called Indulin AA86. About three to 24 gallons got into the water supply.
Lillian Riojas, a spokeswoman from Valero, a refinery in the city, said in a statement there was a backflow issue “from third party operations” near Valero’s asphalt terminal.
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