PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania will continue testing drinking water near the site of the East Palestine train derailment for the next decade, the Shapiro administration announced Tuesday.

While no contamination The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it will continue to collect samples from private drinking water wells within a one-mile radius of the accident site over the next decade because there is no evidence to date of a connection between the attempted train derailment and the train derailment.

The DEP said funding for the work is included in a proposed federal settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency and Norfolk Southern. The DEP will also oversee Norfolk Southern’s testing of three groundwater monitoring wells in Pennsylvania.

“We are keeping our commitment to maintain a strong DEP presence in Western Pennsylvania for at least the next decade by independently testing private drinking water wells to ensure there are no long-term impacts from this disaster,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a press release. “My administration will continue to work with our federal and local partners to support those affected by the derailment for as long as needed.”

A Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials such as vinyl chloride derailed on February 3, 2023, less than a mile from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. A fire burned for days after the accident and officials, fearing an explosion, blew up the carsreleasing a huge cloud of thick, black smoke.

The Shapiro administration is also pushing Norfolk Southern to undertake more extensive testing and to extend surveillance beyond two miles from the derailment site. State leaders also want the railroad to cover the cost of medical treatment for those affected and to follow all recommendations of the Final report of the National Transportation Safety Board.