No, the Saudis haven’t stopped pumping Arizona groundwater
The law has crippled groundwater regulation in most of the state and large farming operations have been exploiting it for decades. This includes American and foreign-owned companies. Even if the state can stop foreign companies from abusing Arizona’s lax water laws, American mega-dairies and large-scale alfalfa farms will continue to pump the state’s aquifer water at alarming rates.
Lawmakers, farmers oppose plan to address water shortage in Gila Bend
A GOP senator joined forces with Gila Bend farmers to oppose a decision from the Governor’s Water Policy Council to hold a hearing surrounding the potential declaration of Gila Bend as an “Active Management Area” Tuesday.
Water, housing, abortion, teacher pay could be top issues for lawmakers
It's taken four decades, Saudi cows munching on alfalfa grown with Arizona water and national headlines about whether Arizona is finally drying up.