TY - JOUR AU - Howitt, Richard E. AU - M'Marete, Marangu TI - Well set aside proposal: A scenario for ground water banking JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1991/05/01 VL - 45 IS - 3 SP - 6 EP - 8 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v045n03p6 AB - Experience with the last major drought in 1976-1977 shows that increased ground water pumping was the critical factor in avoideing economic hardship to farmers and consumers. However, the increse in pumping came with an equally large increase in ground water overdrafts. Such flexibility in water use in the future can only be maintained if ground water is recharged in normal years.