Drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi arid oecd countries but its intensive use beyond recharge in certain regions has depleted resources and generated significant negative environmental externalities. Drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi arid oecd countries but its intensive use beyond recharge in certain regions has depleted resources and generated significant negative environmental externalities. Oecd studies on water drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use oecd studies on water drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use contents chapter 1 the worrisome trends in groundwater irrigation expansion chapter 2 understanding agricultural groundwater systems and . Drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use book title year published 2015 month published december author organisation for economic co operation development oecd oecd studies on water series number document type report subject category. Oecd studies on water drying wells rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use oecd better polices for better lives