In a letter, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said she thinks more can be done to limit a Saudi-backed alfalfa farm in La Paz County.
"I am deeply concerned by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (“ADWR”) recent issuance of a drilling permit for a new, 1000 to 1500 foot deep, 3000 GPM well issued to Fondomonte and located on Fondomonte’s alfalfa farm in Vicksburg, La Paz County on the Ranegras Plain Basin."
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