They could/should probably redesign the top, to shed water OVER the outer perimeter of the lower part of the air box. And that would solve a lot. But even with this sh]tty design, they should have AT LEAST put a water tight gasket in the where the top and bottom of the air box join together to seal it up.
As far as he catch basin, it could be sealed up better. The catch basin is actually TWO pieces. The outer 2-3 inches of it, has a very poorly designed seam that I think is the source of the leak, probably NOT the screw that I mentioned in the above post. At any rate, I'm going to take the basin apart, clean the two pieces thoroughly, and put then back together with some silicon sealant, and put a rubber washer underneath the small screw the pierces the bottom of the basin, just to attach the windshield washer fluid hose that passes underneath the catch basin.
This still doesn't fix the lack of ANY gasket material between the two halves of the air filter box housing. I wonder how much silicates have been sucked through my EB. I'm headed to the hardware store to pick up some thin foam tape, silicon sealant, and the drug store for some rubbing alcohol to clean things up before I get started.
Someone's head should roll at Ford. This is so stupid.