New Holland Borough on Tuesday lifted its "drinking water notice."
After a diesel fuel spill at one of the borough's water treatment plants Thursday, the state Department of Environmental Protection has ruled New Holland's water is safe for drinking.
Borough officials on Thursday discovered that less than a gallon of diesel fuel had spilled on a concrete floor at the treatment plant that processes water from the borough's reservoir on Welsh Mountain.
The spill lead to a strong odor of fuel in part of the water system, prompting borough water officials to issue a warning about the system's drinking water.
Officials recommended customers who detected a diesel odor in their water use bottled water or alternative sources for drinking, cooking and preparing food until the notice was rescinded.
The diesel odor was particularly present in the southeast part of the borough's service area, affecting some 100 of the system's 2,000 water customers, including the large Garden Spot Village retirement community.
The treatment plant where the spill occurred will remain closed until repairs are made. Besides the reservoir, New Holland also has several wells as part of its water-supply system.