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<br />";,\l5~.T II E <br /> <br />199 I <br /> <br />DROUGHT <br /> <br />B A i\' f{ <br /> <br />W ATE II <br /> <br />Under the Water Banking Pro~ram <br />some farmers agreed to fanow tneir <br />land or use ground water instead of <br />surface water to irrigate their crops. <br /> <br /> <br />AGRICULTURE <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br /> <br />GROUND WATER <br /> <br />, <br />.,.----; <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />Thev then allowed their <br />alloti-nent of water from <br />upstrcanl reservoirs <br />to be deposited in <br />a storage "bank", <br /> <br /> <br />, <br />'..... <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />This "banked" <br />water was then <br />available for <br />purchase bv <br />customers with <br />critical needs. <br /> <br />- <br />t I <br /> <br />WATER BANK <br /> <br />-3. <br />