I found similar information on the internet. Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy company has almost free access to Arizona’s vast amounts of water, from which he grows hay for 170,000 cows.

So instead of hauling water out of drought-stricken provinces, the Saudi company grows hay out of water. It’s a farce, as the governor of Arizona called on lawmakers to close this “water poaching loophole” this week. A private company could buy the land (cheaply) and its water use could threaten the water supply in the Phoenix area.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources has denied water permits in Pinal County for years and is now denying permits in areas near Buckeye west of Phoenix due to water shortages. Hmm. Essentially, this is a state-imposed moratorium.

Will Saudi dairy companies, like many farms in Arizona, be subject to water cuts on the Colorado River? Will state legislators plug their “loopholes”?

We know that we citizens are guilty. Often, “most” water doesn’t care much until it stops coming out of the faucet.

Tim Wiederaenders is the editor of the Prescott Daily Courier and a former resident of the City of Lake Havasu.