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.

Click to enlarge. 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.