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Study: Westlands has a $4.7B economic impact

03/17/22 7:34 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS curtailing water rights for farmers drought impacts to California agriculture and jobs economic impact of agriculture in California's San Joaquin Valley Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Westlands Water District
The nation’s largest agricultural water district contributes $4.7 billion annually to local and regional economies, along with 35,000 jobs.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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