J. Milicic & Son Cold Storage - Kern County

J. Milicic & Son Cold Storage – Delano, CA

• Location

• 33398 Woollomes Avenue – Delano, CA. Property is located at the northwest corner of the Woollomes Avenue and Famoso Porterville Hwy intersection in Delano, CA.

• Size

• +/-19.35 Assessed Acres

• Facility Details

• +/-125,000 sq. ft. commercial cold storage facility. The turn-key facility includes an ammonia-based refrigeration system, five (5) pre-cool rooms, nine (9) separate cold storage rooms (five (5) rooms racked), three (3) recessed loading docks, and a +/-12,000 sq. ft.  covered receiving area. The property also features +/-2,480 sq. ft. professional office, +/-9 acre fully-fenced yard, and a lined reservoir. The facility is capable of +/-675,000 grape carton storage holding capacity and +/-60,000 cartons per day receiving capacity.

• Equipment Details

• The cold storage features five (5) FES rotary screw compressors, two (2) EVAPCO condensers, two (2) high pressure receivers (3,212 gallons each), and a +/-52,000 gallon diffusion tank. There are also two (2) ammonia sampling detection systems and 44,000 pounds of ammonia included. A full equipment report, all compliance reports, and certifications are available upon request.

• Plantings

• Property has +/-10 acres of Autumn Royal Grapes on Freedom Rootstock. The vineyard was planted in 2018.

• Water

• Property is located in Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District and part of Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District GSA. There is one (1) 25HP submersible pump and well for the facility. The pump was recently installed in 2019. There is also a 7.5HP booster pump for the facility and a shared ag well for the irrigation of the vines.

• Legal

• Kern County APN: 049-160-08

• Soil

• +/-66.2% Exeter sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes.

  +/-33.8% Grade 1 – Excellent – Wasco sandy loam.

• Groundwater Disclosure

• The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040. SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020. Said plans may limit ground water pumping. For more information please visit the SGMA website at www.sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/ .