“How long can bottled water be stored safely – say for emergency planning?” An excellent question and an important part of any emergency plan. Experts say that you can safely store bottled water for two years or even more if it is kept in a cool, dark location. And I certainly wouldn’t be afraid to store water longer than that if I were going to use it in cooking (boiling) or for non-potable use (flushing and bathing.)
But if I were going to drink that water, I think I would rotate my stored water every two years, just to be safe.
Be sure to rotate your bottles in your home and office as well. When we bring you more water, always use the older bottles first. That assures you the freshest, best tasting water available in Austin, or anywhere in Central Texas.
“How long has your water been bottled before you deliver it to me?”
That’s an excellent question to ask your water supplier, and one we hear every now and then. We like it when we get this one, because it shows that you are an astute and savvy consumer. It’s also easy for us to answer.
Our water is purified usually about a day or two before it is bottled and it is bottled on average about two to three days before we deliver it to you. Our heated and air conditioned “warehouse” is about the size of an ordinary two-car garage – we can’t “store” a lot of water so we make it fresh or “Just-in-Time” for you. We also practice “FIFO” inventory control, or “First In, First Out.” The water we made yesterday will be delivered before the water we made today and so on.
Most of the other guys can’t deliver within a few days after bottling – or even perhaps within a few weeks or months. Their process starts in a factory somewhere else – not here in Central Texas – and ends up with semi-truckloads traveling hundreds of miles. Who knows when that water was bottled?
We use a code on the bottle that tells us when it was bottled and can tell you exactly when each one was made. Give us a call with that number and we’d be happy to give you its bottling date.
Cheers,
G. Ray.
