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Not that it's empty - there are spots in Nebraska where it's 700' deep . . .
The problem is that where the aquifer is deepest are areas where you can't do anything but ranch (if you've seen the Nebraska Sandhills, you'll know what I'm talking about).
Some slices of the aquifer, especially in Kansas, New Mexico and the Texas panhandle are indeed on the brink - here's the Kansas Geological Survey map:
