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OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts) Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:06 AM Dec 2025

So, i've seen some wonderful Poland Spring Water commercials lately.

Interestingly, they claim to remove only .0042 % of the available water. I think Poland Springs is sucking the aquifer in York County....dry. please explain why I am stupid.

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So, i've seen some wonderful Poland Spring Water commercials lately. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 OP

There's a class action lawsuit against Poland Spring bottled water Coldwater Dec 2025 #1

After all the drought this year, you know they are draining the aquifers Easterncedar Dec 2025 #2

How do they claim .0042% of water? How do they figure that? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #3

Actually, isn't the plant is far from York County? 3Hotdogs Dec 2025 #4

Poland Springs in ME Birdfeeder Dec 2025 #6

Positive PR for Poland Springs misleading Birdfeeder Dec 2025 #5

Recent article on PS water extraction Birdfeeder Dec 2025 #7

Read that this morning B. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #8

Coldwater

(1,343 posts)

1. There's a class action lawsuit against Poland Spring bottled water

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:21 AM

Dec 2025

which alleges it's not “100% Natural Spring Water” as advertised since the bottles contain phthalates and microplastics.

Easterncedar

(6,472 posts)

2. After all the drought this year, you know they are draining the aquifers

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:28 AM

Dec 2025

And the legislature keeps voting down bills to make them pay for it

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

3. How do they claim .0042% of water? How do they figure that?

Reply to Easterncedar (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:36 AM

Dec 2025

3Hotdogs

(15,545 posts)

4. Actually, isn't the plant is far from York County?

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 08:55 AM

Dec 2025

I drove by the plant at the eastern end of Rt. 1, on the Canadian border.

Birdfeeder

(24 posts)

6. Poland Springs in ME

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 05:19 PM

Dec 2025

Poland Springs has many sites in Maine. The Hollis source is about 15 miles from where we live. Route 112 runs by our home and each day 500 tractor trailers run from the MTA to Hollis and back filled with bottled water. Fryeburg has a similar facility and there are several others throughout the State.
That’s a lot of water being extracted and I’m not aware Maine is getting much in return.

Birdfeeder

(24 posts)

5. Positive PR for Poland Springs misleading

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 04:45 PM

Dec 2025

A better analysis would be to measure the impact on the aquifers where they are drawing the water. Each is unique and impacts will vary. Throwing a statistic of .0042% is meaningless and is meant to minimize and hide the impacts of their operations.

Birdfeeder

(24 posts)

7. Recent article on PS water extraction

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:34 AM

Dec 2025

https://www.mainepublic.org/2025-12-23/what-the-data-show-about-poland-springs-water-withdrawals-in-maine

Here’s a story from Maine Public re: Poland Springs and water extraction from two of their sources in Fryeburg and Denmark.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

8. Read that this morning B.

Reply to Birdfeeder (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 10:55 AM

Dec 2025

Was going to post the link, but you did it for me. Those extraction volumes sure don't sound close to .0042%

And I wish you a great Christmas day, my friend!

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