Bob, where is the water? Somewhere in Grant Ranch?
For those of you who do the east side of Mt Ham there is a spring at the hairpin right below the 3 mile mark. I have not drunk from it but it's good for wetting your helmet down on a hot day- the spring box has a spigot. It can get really hot on that side. The highest I have seen was 107 degrees.
(I do not suggest the east side for people new to big climbs- it's steep).