Arizona agency takes action to regulate groundwater use in rural southeast | Govt & Politics
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Arizona governor and water resources agency move to regulate rural groundwater pumping | Govt & Politics
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Fondomonte halts pumping Arizona groundwater in Butler Valley
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced this week that a controversial Saudi Arabian company has stopped using groundwater storage on some federal land it leases in western Arizona. Last year, Hobbs and the Arizona Land Department canceled or nonrenewed Fondomonte Arizona's four leases on state-run trust land in the Butler Valley, a groundwater basin designated as a […]
Saudi-owned company stops pumping Arizona groundwater on some La Paz County leases
Gov. Katie Hobbs' office announced Thursday that Saudi Arabian-owned Fondomonte has “officially ceased pumping Arizona groundwater in the Butler Valley in western Arizona.” “As a result of a recent inspection, the state Land Office has determined that as of February 15, 2024, Fondomonte is not irrigating any leased land in the Butler Valley,” a statement […]
Some Cochise County residents blame Arizona Rep. Gail Griffin for blocking groundwater conservation progress
At a recent hearing hosted by Attorney General Chris Mays, Cochise County residents called on state officials to do more to protect Arizona's groundwater, accusing one local lawmaker of hindering progress. criticized. Ann Carle and other Cochise County residents say large farms, dairies and lithium mines are sucking groundwater out of the earth and leaving […]
Arizona moves to end Saudi farm’s groundwater deal to grow alfalfa
Gov. Katie Hobbs' administration announced two measures Monday to stop a controversial Saudi Arabian company from using groundwater in a state-owned basement in western Arizona to grow and export alfalfa. Hobbs said in a statement that the Arizona Land Department has canceled one of its leases in Fondomonte, Ariz., and will not renew the remaining […]
Attorney General Kris Mayes visits Cochise County to discuss groundwater supply
SUNSITES, Ariz. (KGUN) — On February 23, Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays visited Cochise County to meet with local residents and hear concerns about groundwater supplies. I attended a meeting at Sunsite. In Sunsite, many people in rural areas rely on wells for water. But some say the well has run dry and others worry […]
Mohave La Paz counties, Attorney General among those challenging new groundwater bill | Local News Stories
A new bill in the Arizona Senate faced opposition this week from officials in Yavapai, Coconino, La Paz and Mojave counties, but local leaders are seeking solutions to extend local groundwater supplies. are doing. The bill, known as SB 1221, was introduced late last month by Arizona State Sen. Cine Carr and would allow Arizona […]
State Pension Fund Is Invested in Deal to Drain Arizona’s Dwindling Groundwater
As rural Arizona residents face the prospect of their wells running dry, foreign companies are siphoning the state's vast groundwater to grow hay for Saudi Arabia and other wealthy countries. Now it turns out that the primary investor in the water transfer plan is Arizona's own employee retirement fund. In La Paz County, a rural […]
State pension fund helping Middle Eastern firm export Arizona groundwater
As rural Arizona residents face the prospect of their wells running dry, foreign companies are siphoning the state's vast groundwater to grow hay for Saudi Arabia and other wealthy countries. Now it turns out that the primary investor in the water transfer plan is Arizona's own employee retirement fund. In La Paz County, a rural […]
