EXCELLENT SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES - SEE BELOW
Key to soil map farm fertility (see https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/)
100 - Aiken Loam - Farmland Classification: Prime Farmland if Irrigated - CA Storie Index Grade 1 - 90.7 (Excellent)
101 - Aiken Loam - Farmland Classification: Farmland of Statewide Importance - CA Storie Index Grade 1 - 86.5 (Excellent)
134 - Cohasset Loam - Farmland Classification: Prime Farmland if Irrigation - CA Storie Index Grade 1 - 86.5 (Excellent)
Water Availability
Riparian/Ground Water:
Year Round Water Source (Even During Drought) - 2/3 Acre Foot Per Day (150 gallons per minute)
Other Ground Water Known to Exist but not tapped
Public Utility:
Local PUD sold 2,000 acre-feet of "surplus" water in 2015 to Santa Clara Water District
Water available via pipe that runs across another part of seller's property
Suitable Orchard Crops: Apricots, Cherries (we are above the fog line), Chestnut, hazelnut, apples, European or Asian pears, figs, plums, jujube, mulberry, peaches and nectarines, olive, persimmon, quince. Cannabis also grows well here, but not sure if it is legal. Property can be well defended.
Temperatures: Winter lows 20's at night, summer highs, rarely above 100.
Majority of usable land is on parcel 064-090-081-000. Small portion of 064-090-015-000 is also usable for ag purposes. Adjacent BLM land has additional acreage with class 1 soils. Unknown if ability exists to lease or swap this adjacent land.
