{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2120", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "CONGRATULATING THE WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "CONGRATULATIONS", "E2120", "E2120", null, null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2120", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2120]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n              CONGRATULATING THE WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT\n\n                                 ______\n\n                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH\n\n                             of california\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. RADONOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the\nWestlands Water District of Huron, CA, on the occasion of celebrating\n50 years of dedication and service to the communities of the San\nJoaquin Valley of California on Sunday, November 17, 2002. The 50th\nanniversary celebration will take place at Harris Ranch in Coalinga,\nCA.\n  Farming in the Westlands Water District began during California's\nGold Rush era. The first significant irrigation in the Westlands area\nbegan about 1915 with the drilling of deep wells by individual\noperators on large acreages. In 1942, the Westside Landowners\nAssociation was established to urge and help finance studies on the\nfeasibility of developing and constructing water supply systems to\nserve the west side. In 1952, the owners of 400,000 acres of westside\nland petitioned the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for the\nformation of the water district. On September 8, 1952, the Westlands\nWater District was formed.\n  Westlands is one of the largest agricultural water districts in the\nUnited States, with more than 570,000 irrigated acres of diversified\ncrops on some of the most productive soil in the world. Westlands\nprovides water to nearly 600 family-owned farms that average 850 acres\nin size. Farms within Westlands produce approximately $1 billion worth\nof food and fiber per year. This translates into $3.5 billion in farm\nrelated economic activity, nearly one-third of the $12.5 billion\ngenerated by the agriculture-based economy of Fresno County. In\naddition to food and fiber, Westlands farmers produce jobs, taxes, and\nstrong economic core for the regional economy.\n  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to congratulate the Westlands Water\nDistrict of Central California on the occasion of their 50th year\nanniversary. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing the Westlands\nWater District many years of continued success.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2120"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 18.35829799529165, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}