Leslie Run Creek gently babbles its way south out of East Palestine into nearby Negley, eventually into the Ohio River.

"You jump on a kayak and there's a bald eagle, they'll follow you down through there," says Russell Murphy, who lives less than a mile away.

Murphy knows it well.
His home sits along the creek.
Its water keeps his horses hydrated.

But ever since last Friday's train disaster, he's worried his horses could be next.

"A lot of dead fish...frogs, had a dead snake float by today," he said. "We can use bottled water, which we got Saturday morning, but these horses will drink seven to 10 gallons in five minutes...that's a little tough to do with 16 ounce bottles of water."

Murphy got a hold of Kurt Kohler from the Ohio EPA.
Kohler told reporters Wednesday that ODNR crews will be doing sampling throughout the next week.

"Ohio EPA's going to remain involved throughout our divisions that oversee the long-term cleanup of these kinds of spills," Kohler said, adding that the EPA is working with the Columbiana County Health Department to coordinate residential well sampling. They expect to have that up and running by the end of the week.

In the meantime, Russell Murphy is doing everything he can to get answers.

"We think so far, so good," he said. When we asked him what those answers and accountability look like, he said "I don't even know if there is...but you can make noise. Everybody, you know, make noise and demand that well water be tested if you're on a well."

If you want your well water tested, call 234-542-6474. You can report damage and other concerns to Norfolk Southern here.