1,249.95 acs. United California Citrus
$39,500,000
Sanger, CA
Status: For Sale
Acres: 1249.95±
Price Per Acre: $31,601
Description
The plantings include Navels, Valencias, lemons, mandarins, grapefruit, limes and some organic pomegranates. The property is located in the Fresno Irrigation District and has historically received both priority I and subordinate surface water. The irrigation system for the ranch consists of 16 irrigation pumps and wells, a 13± acre reservoir and a series of booster pumps with filter stations. There are three turnouts designated for the property to distribute the F.I.D. surface water to the orchards. Frost protection is provided by 15 wind machines. The support buildings include a shop, storage, office, employee house and ranch manager home.
Location
He west side of Trimmer Springs Road, lying on the north side of the Friant Kern Canal, approximately 1.8± miles east of Viau Avenue. 5.5± miles northeast of the City of Sanger. Address: 19716 E. Trimmer Springs Road, Sanger, CA 93657.
Legal
158-070-47 (440.00± acres) 158-140-37 (288.86± acres) 158-140-27 (343.91± acres) 158-140-48 (86.82± acres) 158-151-05 (75.59± acres) 158-140-38 (1.00± acre) 159-140-25* (13.77± acres – reservoir parcel) * Seller owns a 50% interest in the reservoir parcel)
Water
The UCC property provides water to the orchards by an elaborate irrigation system that includes a 50% interest in a 13± acre reservoir that is fed by multiple sources of water. First, the property is situated in the Fresno Irrigation District with 162.41± acres within the original boundaries of the district and entitled to receive a priority allocation. The balance of 1,087.54± acres is located within the F.I.D. Annex and is entitled to receive subordinate water. There are three F.I.D. turnouts that divert water from the Gould Canal. The property has historically received annual surface water deliveries, even through the drought. Secondly, the property has 16 ag pumps and wells that supplement the water supply for the orchards. Water is distributed to the trees through a combination of mini-sprinklers and a drip irrigation system that includes a series of booster pumps and filter stations. A portion of the acreage is flood irrigated. Additional water utilized by the ranch includes seepage water from the Friant Kern Canal that is pumped from an interceptor ditch into the reservoir for distribution to the orchard.