In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm’s water use
A large hay and alfalfa farm using a mechanized overhead irrigation system that moves in a circle is seen on March 10, 2021 in Needles, California. This desert valley on the border of Arizona and Nevada uses groundwater drawn from the Colorado River to grow hay and alfalfa, much of which comes from animals from […]
Arizona revokes water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm
arizona news Has been updated: April 22, 2023 at 10:06 PM (Photo credit: SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays has announced that the drilling permit for a Saudi-owned Alfalfa farm in La Paz County has been revoked. Fondmonte Arizona LLC approved two deepwater wells eight months ago, which Mays called […]
Water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned farm in Arizona revoked
PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has revoked permits to drill two wells at a Saudi-owned Alfalfa farm in the western part of the state after officials said they found discrepancies in the company’s application for the wells. rice field. This week, Attorney General Chris Mays told her office that there were discrepancies in […]
