Awarded DDRPP Grants

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Water Year 2023 Awarded Grants

Grant # Grantee Name Amount Awarded County Water Saving Acres Proposed Action
DDRPP23-10 Nuss Farms, Inc. $29,700 San Joaquin 99 Other
DDRPP23-11 Willow Springs Ag LLC $103,555 Solano 149 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-12 Willow Springs Ag LLC $130,660 Solano 188 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-14 Willow Springs Ag LLC $125,100 Solano 180 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-15 Willow Springs Ag LLC $186,955 Solano 269 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-16 Willow Springs Ag LLC $72,280 Solano 104 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-19 Willow Springs Ag LLC $73,670 Solano 106 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-25 Nuss Farms, Inc. $33,000 San Joaquin 110 Other
DDRPP23-26a Hubert Denis VanDeMaele $140,400 Sacramento 208 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-26b Hubert Denis VanDeMaele $97,875 Sacramento 145 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-27 Linda Katsuki $181,500 Sacramento 363 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-29 Doug Chan Farms $65,475 Sacramento 97 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-30 Doug Chan Farms $164,700 Sacramento 244 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-32 Doug Chan Farms $166,050 Sacramento 246 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-34 Wallace Chan Farms, Inc. $103,500 Sacramento 207 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-37 Garrett Esperson $65,000 Solano 130 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-38 Garrett Esperson $68,000 Solano 136 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-39 Garrett Esperson $80,000 Solano 160 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-40 Garrett Esperson $71,000 Solano 142 Shift Crop Type
DRRPP23-41 Richard Silva $518,400 Contra Costa 768 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-42 Mello Farms, Inc. $174,420 Sacramento 323 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-43 Mello Locke Ranch $89,500 Sacramento 179 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-45 J & L Mello Farm Equipment Company $313,200 Sacramento 464 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-46 Steven Dinelli $141,375 Sacramento 190 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-47 Steven Dinelli $49,000 San Joaquin 98 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-48 Steven Dinelli $154,575 San Joaquin 229 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-49 Wallace Chan Farms, Inc. $63,500 Sacramento 127 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-50 Lund Ranch LLC $675,000 San Joaquin 1000 Other
DDRPP23-51 Gardiner Company $62,775 Sacramento 93 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-52 Gardiner Company $87,750 Sacramento 130 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-54 Daniel Yarbrough $69,525 Sacramento 103 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-55 Dutra Hay & Grain $93,960 Yolo 174 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-57 Ernest J Pombo Jr $71,585 San Joaquin 103 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-60 Ernest J Pombo Jr $81,315 San Joaquin 117 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-65 Lemhi Land & Cattle, LLC $845,000 Contra Costa 1000 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-71 Sutter Home Winery, Inc. – Trinchero Family Estates $249,750 Yolo 370 Other
DDRPP23-74 Ewing Farms LP $84,790 Sacramento 122 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-76 VKR FARMS LLC $108,500 Yolo 150 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-77 D&L Farms, Inc. $93,825 San Joaquin 135 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-78 Steven Dinelli $83,250 San Joaquin 111 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-81 D&L Farms, Inc. $250,000 San Joaquin 500 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-84 Jackson Land & Cattle, LP $420,475 Contra Costa 605 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-85 Richard J. Carli $391,435 Sacramento 542 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-87 Richard J. Carli $190,695 Sacramento 360 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-90 Ross Rasmussen $303,750 Yolo 450 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-92 Celli Ranches, Inc. $68,925 San Joaquin 0 Bird Benefits Only
DDRPP23-94 Meirinho Land & Cattle, LP $202,500 San Joaquin 300 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-95 Raymond Lagorio $23,175 San Joaquin 0 Bird Benefits Only
DDRPP23-96 LMT Investments, LLC $357,750 San Joaquin 530 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-98 Zuckerman Family Farms, Inc. $84,000 San Joaquin 168 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-103 Coleman M. Foley, Jr. $455,700 Contra Costa 620 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-104 Louis Biagioni $97,250 Sacramento 172 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-105 Coleman M. Foley, Jr. $183,500 San Joaquin 367 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-109 3D Farms, LLC $100,500 San Joaquin 201 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-110 Wallace Chan Farms, Inc. $68,000 Sacramento 136 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-113 John C. Backer Estate $86,925 Sacramento 127 Deficit Irrigation
DDRPP23-116 Zuckerman Family Farms, Inc. $80,700 San Joaquin 0 Bird Benefits Only
DDRPP23-117 Victoria Island LP $260,000 San Joaquin 520 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-118 Victoria Island LP $173,055 San Joaquin 249 Forgo a Cash Crop
DDRPP23-120 Knob Hill Mines, Inc. dba Hastings Island Land Company $135,500 Solano 271 Shift Crop Type
DDRPP23-122 Knob Hill Mines, Inc. dba Hastings Island Land Company $492,075 Solano 729 Deficit Irrigation

Water Year 2022 Awarded Grants

Grant # Grantee Amount Awarded County Acres Project Type
DDRPP04 Deadhorse LP $167,400 Sacramento 186 Deferred Drainage and Unirrigated Crop Substitution
DDRPP07 J.H. Johnson & Sons, Inc. $107,100 Sacramento 119 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP08/09 Joe Sanchez Farms, Inc. $226,800 Sacramento 252 Eliminate Irrigation of Alfalfa, and Rye Grass Hay and Pasture
DDRPP10 Mello Locke Ranch $161,244 Sacramento 179.16 Eliminate Irrigation of Alfalfa
DDRPP11 Jackson Land & Cattle, LP $292,500 Contra Costa 325 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP12 Ryan Katsuki $274,725 Sacramento 305.25 Forgo Corn Crop and Discontinue Irrigation of Triticale
DDRPP13 Aaron Beaver $179,100 Sacramento 199 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP14 Ross Rasmussen $405,000 Solano 450 Discontinue Irrigation of Pasture
DDRPP15 Knob Hill Mines, Inc. dba Hastings Island Land Company $337,500 Solano 375 Install Drip Irrigation and Safflower
DDRPP17 Jaques Brothers Farming Co. $147,600 San Joaquin 164 Single Mid-summer Irrigation of Mature Alfalfa
DDRPP22 Jaques Brothers Farming Co. $180,000 San Joaquin 200 Forgo a Second Carrot Crop; Manage Prior Crop Residue
DDRPP25 Hubert Denis VanDeMaele $317,700 Sacramento 353 Eliminate Irrigation in Fields and Optimize for Dryland Barley and Corn
DDRPP26 KC Farming LLC $400,500 Solano 445 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP28 Anna Solari $243,000 San Joaquin 270 Severely Limit or Withhold Surface Irrigation; Maintain Ground Cover
DDRPP31 Coleman M. Foley, Jr. $405,000 San Joaquin 450 Forgo Corn Planting and Maintain Healthy Soil Cover
DDRPP33 Mike Stokes Farming LLC $90,900 San Joaquin 101 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP34 D&L Farms, Inc. $450,000 San Joaquin 500 Reducing Irrigation Using Different Crops
DDRPP35/41 Steven Dinelli $343,638 Sacramento and San Joaquin 381.82 Eliminate Irrigation of Grain Corn and Optimize for Dryland Grain Corn Crops
DDRPP37 Dennis Katsuki/DK Ag $323,100 Sacramento 359 Forgo Irrigation of 162 Acres of Triticale, and 197 Acres of Barley
DDRPP39 Richard Carli $179,190 Sacramento 199.1 Forgo Corn Planting and Maintain Healthy Soil Cover
DDRPP40 Zuckerman Family Farms $450,000 San Joaquin 500 Forgo Planting Corn on 500 Acres, Plant Non-irrigated Small Grains (Triticale and Barely)
DDRPP42 Doug Chan Farms $432,900 Sacramento 481 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP44 Tyler II TIC $214,200 Sacramento 238 Eliminate Irrigation and Plant Dryland Safflower
DDRPP45 Anthony Borba $94,500 Sacramento 105 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP46 Wallace Chan Farms, Inc. $159,300 Sacramento 177 Eliminate Irrigation and Plant Dryland Safflower
DDRPP47 John C. Backer $119,700 Sacramento 133 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP48 Vincent Chavier $255,600 Sacramento 284 Forgo Corn Planting and Maintain Healthy Soil Cover
DDRPP49 Del Carlo Farms, Inc. $214,200 San Joaquin 238 Forgo Planting Tomatoes, Plant Non-Irrigated Safflower
DDRPP51 Louis Biagioni $157,500 Sacramento 175 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP52 Bruce Gornto $180,000 Sacramento 200 Forgo Irrigation of Existing Alfalfa and Plant Wheat
DDRPP57 Frank D. Mills $254,700 San Joaquin 283 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover
DDRPP59 Dutra Hay & Grain $112,500 Yolo 125 Forgo Irrigation on Existing Alfalfa
DDRPP60 Rivercrest Nut Co. LP $90,000 San Joaquin 100 Eliminate Irrigation and Optimize Soil Cover

Map shows the locations of acreage (red) enrolled in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy’s Delta Drought Response Pilot Program within the Legal Delta and Suisun Marsh. Major waterways such as the Suisun Bay, Sacramento River, and San Joaquin River are shown in blue. The Delta Conservancy’s service area is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh in Northern California. This area contains parts of Yolo County, Solano County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Contra Costa County, and Alameda County. The Delta Conservancy has two DDRPP projects in Yolo County, two DDRPP project areas in Solano County, 18 DDRPP project areas in Sacramento County, 13 confirmed DDRPP project areas in San Joaquin County, and one DDRPP project in Contra Costa County.

Map shows the locations of acreage (red) enrolled in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy’s Delta Drought Response Pilot Program for water year 2022 within the Legal Delta and Suisun Marsh. Major waterways such as the Suisun Bay, Sacramento River, and San Joaquin River are shown in blue.