There has never been a shortage of water in Ohio. The growing problem here is that much of the water in Ohio is being polluted - or already is - with toxic chemicals.
Still on the topic of water - Castalia, Ohio was a sleepy little town when I passed through it on the way to Lake Erie in 1971. In the 1960s people still spoke often about "The Blue Hole," located in Castalia (northern Ohio). When I last saw The Blue Hole, it looked like a mere pond surrounded by a wooden fence that somebody had haphazardly painted white. Stories abounded about people, horses, and carriages that accidentally plunged into the pond, then their bodies, the horses, the buggies were never found.
One report said a man dropped a tin can on a string down into the watery hole. When it finally was drawn back up, the can had flattened because the pond was so deep.
When I researched my article, "Secret, Sacred Springs" (The Almanac For Farmers & City Folk 1999), I learned that The Blue Hole and northern Ohio have quite a history. Long before anyone, even Indians, set foot on our continent, underground streams fed into natural fountains. From these springs of gushing water The Blue Hole was born. These unique streams have continuously pumped an impressive 450,000 gallons of water an hour, each hour, every day for centuries.
The pond, or The Blue Hole's surface, appears calm, unbroken like a sheet of glass. Major Robert Rogers discovered this "remarkable fine spring," as he described it in 1761. He encountered some Wyandot Indians who'd already camped at the site and who believed that the clear cold water - which maintains a constant temperature of 48-51 degrees F. - possessed healing powers. The Indians referred to this place as The Holy Essence. They believed this was the spot where our planet fed itself with a never-ending flow of sacred water.
The Blue Hole was closed to tourists in 1990. For as small as Ohio is, it's definitely got its share of water. Just bring a good water filter if you decide to move here!