This is kind of a battle of pedantry here. No the surface water wasn't safe 24 hours after a chemical train derailed. No the surface water isn't safe now. What the government is saying is that your well water is safe because the chemicals are being carried in surface water.
Now, do I believe that entirely? No. But they aren't pretending that the creek water is perfectly fine either.
This is kind of a battle of pedantry here. No the surface water wasn't safe 24 hours after a chemical train derailed. No the surface water isn't safe now. What the government is saying is that your well water is safe because the chemicals are being carried in surface water.
Now, do I believe that entirely? No. But they aren't pretending that the creek water is perfectly fine either.