Are you sure it´s just water and not water/antifreeze mix?
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The blower sucks in air through a big hole in a cavity below the windshield under a trim/grille piece where the wipers are mounted. The cowl area. Rainwater normally gathers in this cavity and drains down through tubes or just holes on either side that route through the fenders. I´m talking about "usually". I don´t know exactly how the Escort does it. If the drains are clogged by leaves and crap, then the rainwater can rise to the level of the cabin air intake hole and flow in there, drenching your girlfriend´s feet. So then you need to remove the cowl trim and clean the drains and the whole area out. Or maybe there´s some rust damage that´s holes that allow water through. This area is directly above the footwell. Sometimes the rust holes are too hard to find, though, because they can be at the bottom of the A pillars and hidden under other sheetmetal. I hope the clogged drain thing is the cause. I´ve never looked in there, so there could be something else causing it, like some part knocked off or something like that. In any case, remove the cowl trim and inspect the whole cavity for anything unusual. 
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