77.27 acs. Wasco Pistachios and Almonds Leonard Ranch
$1,125,000
Wasco, CA
Status: Sale Pending
Acres: 77.27±
Price Per Acre: $14,559
Description
This 77.27± assessed acre opportunity is planted to 39.50± acres of pistachios and 36.50± acres almonds established in 2004. The site is irrigated with well water and has access to non-contract Semi-Tropic WSD when available. The offering features pistachios in full production, mature almonds that could be redeveloped or used to mitigate SGMA, well water and access to non-contract Semi-Tropic WSD, productive soils, and offers income and tax benefits.
Location
The property is located at the northwest corner of Leonard Avenue and Sherwood Avenue approximately 5± miles northwest of Wasco, 31± miles northwest of Bakersfield, 138± miles north of Los Angeles, and 253± miles south of San Francisco.
Legal
Kern County, California. APN: 059-243-19.
Water
The property is irrigated by well water and Semi-Tropic WSD non-contract water when available. The well is equipped with 200HP electric motor. The land is located in Semi-Tropic Water Storage District (STWSD) and has one temporary service non-contract meter 49BT. 2024 STWSD non-contract owners are assessed two primary charges; water charge of $191/$193/$195 AF delivered when available (winter/summer/allocated), and an ET charge. In 2023/24, on behalf of the STWSD the Kern County Tax Collector collected a charge of $139±/acre with the county property taxes. The plantings are irrigated by nicely appointed single line drip system for the pistachios and double line drip for the almonds, equipped with sand media filters, acid injection system, and gypsum silo.
Zoning
The land is zoned A (Exclusive Agricultural), and is enrolled in the Williamson Act.