Did your bottled water come from near derailment?

One supplier operates about 25 miles from site

Been paying attention to the train derailment in Ohio and the environmental disaster unfolding there?

It sure doesn’t look pretty, and the impact of it all may be something we are dealing with years from now. Fact is, there’s a lot we still don’t know, and probably won’t know for some time.

But here’s one thing we do know: just because you don’t live close to the derailment doesn’t mean it can’t impact you. For instance, you might be drinking a nice cold bottle of water sourced from not too far where the train derailed.

Got your attention?

Good, because you will probably want to check your fridge to see if you have any of the bottled water sold by Giant Eagle that was bottled after the derailment. The water — Acadia Spring Water — is supplied to the grocer by Creekside Springs. That comes from about 25 miles away from where the train derailed.

Good news is Giant Eagle said it has been in constant contact with the supplier and the water is being tested, often, and by a third-party lab, and there are no signs that it has been negatively impacted.

Still, the company said last week that it was pulling the water from its shelves out of an abundance of caution. So, if you have some of the spring water that was bottled after the derailment, you may also want to act out of an abundance of caution.

But how do you know if your Acadia Spring Water was bottled after the disaster?

Well, according to one report, all of the gallon-size water bottled at the Salineville, Ohio, facility has a best buy date. If the best by date on the jug falls after February 3, 2025, “it was sourced from the facility after the date of the derailment,” according to reports.

More good news.

If you do have one of these bottles, you don’t have to just toss them. Giant Eagle is offering a refund.

So, if you have Acadia Springs and don’t want to risk it — again, tests say there is no reason to freak out if you have been drinking the stuff all along — you will want to give those dates a look.

MICHAEL SWENSEN/GETTY Ron Fodo, an Ohio EPA emergency responser, looks for signs of fish and agitates the water in Leslie Run creek to check for chemicals following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.