33.5ac Avocado Ranch & Hilltop Residence
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Control the ranch through your cell phone! Incredible harvest from this 33.5 acre avocado ranch with 3BR/2BTH hilltop home. Multiple water sources include two ag wells plus domestic well, all with separate storage. Easy to use web-based software allows owner-operator to monitor tank levels, irrigation valves, well and pump status, flow rates, soil moisture and onsite evapotranspiration permitting fertigation from anywhere in the world including the monitoring of wind, temperatures and solar and wind power that keeps residence utility costs down. All monitored functions are logged into hard drive memory for future printout, plot or review. Large butler building with worker's quarters. Two diesel generators for backup power. No neighbor easements through this property! Incredible mountain and valley views. Ideal western exposure.
Water, Water, Water:
Water flows easily at Koontz Ranch. A private well pumps 330 gallons per minute, filling a storage tank of 42,000 gallons. A shared neighborhood well, managed by Las Lomas Water System, can supply 100 gallons per minute, with storage for 42,000 gallons. The private domestic well can pump 25 gallons per minute with storage for 21,000 gallons. The ranch also owns water easements on two neighboring properties, allowing for two additional water wells.
Water is free except for electric costs. The entire ranch can be irrigated at one time with these water sources and large pumping capacity. The owner irrigation times typically include the low Time-Of-Use utility off-peak hours (Midnight - 6am) reducing his electric costs substantially.
Residence:
The 3BR/2BTH residence is located on top of a plateau, with commanding mountain and valley views. The comfortable home has a large master bedroom, large living/family room, formal dining, library and large kitchen with double convection, microwave and warming ovens, and large subzero frig and freezer. The cement patio is an ideal outdoor setting to enjoy living and entertaining on top of the world.
Grove Management:
The owner/manager uses advanced but simple-to-use web based process control software to irrigate and fertilize the orchard. Sensors throughout the ranch measure soil moisture and "evapotranspiration" (ET) is measured onsite to 1/100th of an inch, with emails of ET sent to the owner and his agronomist daily. The irrigation schedule is primarily based on ET supplimented by soil moisture data and bi-weekly in-field soil core samples, and not a weekly or monthly schedule as is more commonly practiced. Using a laptop computer, the manager can irrigate and fertilize from anywhere on the ranch or in the world.
The avocados are typically picked 4x per year and according to size. The owners have had success in practicing girdling on the avocado trees to significantly increase fruit production. Extensive facilities are utilized for storage, batch control, mixing and injection of multiple nutrient fertilizers into the irrigation water.
Orchard & Income:
Approximately 30 acres are planted with 55 mature trees per acre. Trees are pruned to maximize sun exposure and maintained to an optimum height for picking.
Butler Building:
A large butler building is the perfect ranch workshop and provides apartment like quarters for a permanent employee.
Reservoir:
Rain runoff is collected in a large reservoir. Water has been used to irrigate the ranch and also replenish the aquifer. Owners have built inlet and outlet to protect reservoir from erosion. The reservoir makes a great swimming hole and has concrete picnic tables and benches with provision for power and umbrellas at each round table.
Solar Power:
The residence is run primarily on solar power. Two large 12x16 foot solar sun tracking arrays put out approximately 3,000 watts on a sunny day. Generated power is stored in two large multi-cell steel encased storage batteries then two inverters convert the DC to AC utility power. System status is monitored and presented as another display in the web-based monitor and control system.
Wind Power:
A 150-watt wind turbine on a 55-foot mast generates power from available wind. It acts a supplement to the photovoltaic power.
Fire Protection:
Commercial fire hydrants attached to the large storage tanks protects the residence and other structures in case of fire. Rain bird and under-deck sprinklers also protect the residence. Fire hydrants are located at strategic ranch locations.
Generators:
The ranch includes two heavy-duty military/commercial grade diesel generators, including a 100 KW generator capable of powering the owner's ag well and ranch utilities. The lights never go out and Koontz Ranch! The second generator used to power the domestic well produces 10 KW. The generators are located on owner easements on neighboring ranches and cannot be heard at the main residence.
Location & Access:
Koontz Ranch is accessed via a 30-foot private paved road via Bradley Rd in Somis. Once you enter the ranch, their are no neighborhood easements through the property.
Additional Building Site:
The owner's architect designed a 4000 sq. ft. estate residence, a hilltop site was developed at the top of the property taking full advantage of spectacular 360-degree views. An expired permit from the County of Ventura exists for the un-developed residence, building site, road access and utilities.
Water, Water, Water:
Water flows easily at Koontz Ranch. A private well pumps 330 gallons per minute, filling a storage tank of 42,000 gallons. A shared neighborhood well, managed by Las Lomas Water System, can supply 100 gallons per minute, with storage for 42,000 gallons. The private domestic well can pump 25 gallons per minute with storage for 21,000 gallons. The ranch also owns water easements on two neighboring properties, allowing for two additional water wells.
Water is free except for electric costs. The entire ranch can be irrigated at one time with these water sources and large pumping capacity. The owner irrigation times typically include the low Time-Of-Use utility off-peak hours (Midnight - 6am) reducing his electric costs substantially.
Residence:
The 3BR/2BTH residence is located on top of a plateau, with commanding mountain and valley views. The comfortable home has a large master bedroom, large living/family room, formal dining, library and large kitchen with double convection, microwave and warming ovens, and large subzero frig and freezer. The cement patio is an ideal outdoor setting to enjoy living and entertaining on top of the world.
Grove Management:
The owner/manager uses advanced but simple-to-use web based process control software to irrigate and fertilize the orchard. Sensors throughout the ranch measure soil moisture and "evapotranspiration" (ET) is measured onsite to 1/100th of an inch, with emails of ET sent to the owner and his agronomist daily. The irrigation schedule is primarily based on ET supplimented by soil moisture data and bi-weekly in-field soil core samples, and not a weekly or monthly schedule as is more commonly practiced. Using a laptop computer, the manager can irrigate and fertilize from anywhere on the ranch or in the world.
The avocados are typically picked 4x per year and according to size. The owners have had success in practicing girdling on the avocado trees to significantly increase fruit production. Extensive facilities are utilized for storage, batch control, mixing and injection of multiple nutrient fertilizers into the irrigation water.
Orchard & Income:
Approximately 30 acres are planted with 55 mature trees per acre. Trees are pruned to maximize sun exposure and maintained to an optimum height for picking.
Butler Building:
A large butler building is the perfect ranch workshop and provides apartment like quarters for a permanent employee.
Reservoir:
Rain runoff is collected in a large reservoir. Water has been used to irrigate the ranch and also replenish the aquifer. Owners have built inlet and outlet to protect reservoir from erosion. The reservoir makes a great swimming hole and has concrete picnic tables and benches with provision for power and umbrellas at each round table.
Solar Power:
The residence is run primarily on solar power. Two large 12x16 foot solar sun tracking arrays put out approximately 3,000 watts on a sunny day. Generated power is stored in two large multi-cell steel encased storage batteries then two inverters convert the DC to AC utility power. System status is monitored and presented as another display in the web-based monitor and control system.
Wind Power:
A 150-watt wind turbine on a 55-foot mast generates power from available wind. It acts a supplement to the photovoltaic power.
Fire Protection:
Commercial fire hydrants attached to the large storage tanks protects the residence and other structures in case of fire. Rain bird and under-deck sprinklers also protect the residence. Fire hydrants are located at strategic ranch locations.
Generators:
The ranch includes two heavy-duty military/commercial grade diesel generators, including a 100 KW generator capable of powering the owner's ag well and ranch utilities. The lights never go out and Koontz Ranch! The second generator used to power the domestic well produces 10 KW. The generators are located on owner easements on neighboring ranches and cannot be heard at the main residence.
Location & Access:
Koontz Ranch is accessed via a 30-foot private paved road via Bradley Rd in Somis. Once you enter the ranch, their are no neighborhood easements through the property.
Additional Building Site:
The owner's architect designed a 4000 sq. ft. estate residence, a hilltop site was developed at the top of the property taking full advantage of spectacular 360-degree views. An expired permit from the County of Ventura exists for the un-developed residence, building site, road access and utilities.
- Lot Size: 33.52 Acres
- Type: Single Family Residential for Sale
- Floors: Two or More Stories
- Bedrooms: 3
- Baths: 2
- Square Feet: 2600
- Year Built: 1978
- Appliances
- Den/Office
- Dining Room
- Family Room
- Fireplace
- Main Floor Bathroom
- Balcony
- Deck/Patio
- Horses Allowed
- Shed/Barn
- View
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