Water, we take it for granted and probably don’t give it much thought, but it is essential to sustain life everywhere.

“WATER” is a feature documentary film by Gary Beeber that focuses on Ohio’s source of water and what’s being done to protect it for future generations.

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Review by Julie Sheppard:

This documentary, “Water”, is a fascinating exploration of Ohio’s water system, largely originating from the flow of a significant glacier-fed aquifer.

The film is structured with a catchy Q & A format. The answers are often highly informative. Scientists, water managers, educators and environmentalists provide eye-opening details about such things as Ohio’s flood history, waste water management, and concerns and solutions to keep state rivers and the aquifer from human-led contamination. Other answers are revealed in well-edited snippets of regular Ohioans explaining how they would survive without water, their answers often witty and entertaining.

The film’s soundtrack is quite variable, from inspiring to upbeat depending upon the clearly-titled sections of the doc. Its use of diagrams and CGI drawings makes geological concepts easy to visualize and understand.

This well-researched investigation underscores the richness of the water supply in Ohio and how important it is to conserve the precious resource. Ohio’s state-wide commitment by devoted environmentalists can well be an example to the rest of the world: protecting water means sustaining life itself. This doc really does go with the flow!