Water is essential for life itself.
But water also plays a role in many other aspects of our lives, from a quick plunge in the swimming pool in the heat of summer to water skiing on a picturesque lake on a vacation or stopping to watch a formation of ducks landing on a cattail-edged pond as they fly south for the winter. Our reliance on water goes much further than recreation, as we depend on it for the production of our food and for the manufacture of many of the products we use every day. But it is important to note that while water impacts our lives through recreation, wildlife habitat, manufacturing and agriculture, each of these uses in turn impacts our supply of clean, fresh drinking water. Because we are so dependent on water, we are uniquely sensitive to any suggestion that our water may be unsafe to drink. Our Sources want to assure Ohio citizens that the drinking water they receive is safe and, if an unusual situation would cause contamination, procedures would be followed to ensure protection of the water supply and proper notification of the public.