[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1669]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO C. WILLIAM JONES

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 5, 1997

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor C. William Jones of Firebaugh, CA, who served a distinguished 20 
years with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority.
  Mr. Jones is a well-known farming leader in the San Joaquin Valley, 
which is the richest agricultural-production region in the country. 
Twenty years ago, Mr. Jones founded the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 
Users Association and in 1992, he oversaw the transformation of the 
association to the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority. The San 
Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority is comprised of 32 water agencies 
representing approximately 2,100,000 acres of Federal and exchange 
water service contractors within the western San Joaquin Valley, San 
Benito, and Santa Clara Counties.
  During his tenure as chairman of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 
Authority, Mr. Jones ran the operations and maintenance activities of 
all Federal Central Valley project facilities south of the Delta, 
including: Tracy pumping plant, Delta-Mendota Canal, O'Neill pumping 
plant and the San Luis drain. He also provided leadership for the 
agricultural community's participation in Delta issues resulting in the 
Bay-Delta accord, Proposition 204, and the CALFED process.
  Mr. Jones' involvement in water and agricultural issues has extended 
far beyond his duties as chairman of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 
Authority. He has also found time to be active in the California State 
Water Commission, the Western Cotton Growers Association, the 
California Chamber of Commerce, and the California Water Control 
Resource Board.
  Mr. Jones is also a devoted family man. He and his wife, Cornelia, 
have three grown children, including California Secretary of State Bill 
Jones, who have blessed him with seven grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, please join me in wishing C. William 
Jones, devoted husband, father, and grandfather and active community 
member, the best of luck during his retirement.

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