By Kiera Riley | State Affairs
In a new filing, Fondomonte Arizona, a Saudi-backed agriculture company under fire for allegedly excessive groundwater pumping, claims the attorney general lacks the authority to sustain legal action against the company, arguing instead that groundwater regulatory authority falls exclusively to the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
In December, Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Fondomonte under the state’s public nuisance law. The complaint claims that excessive groundwater pumping has led to declining water levels and quality, dry wells, sinking land…
