It‘s been more than two months since Freedom Industries spilled 10,000 gallons of toxic 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) and an unknown amount of a polyglycol ether, known as PPH, into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston, West Virginia. On January 9, 2014, nearly 300,000 residents from nine counties in the vicinity of Charleston were left without drinking water after the spill occurred just upstream from the main West Virginia American Water municipal intake and treatment center. State officials issued a „do not drink“ order late in the day. On January 13, the advisory was lifted. But days later, Freedom Industries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to hold off the growing tide of liability lawsuits for damages resulting from the spill. Two months later, residents and some businesses continue to use bottled water for drinking and cooking because they do not trust that tap water is safe.