Fondomonte: Arizona AG Kris Mayes suing company over groundwater pumping

A spokesperson with the Arizona Attorney General's Office says they are suing Fondomonte Arizona, LLC over allegation of excessive groundwater pumping in western Arizona.In a statement, state AG officials say the lawsuit alleges that Fondomonte's pumping of groundwater in La Paz County had "widespread effects, including declining groundwater levels and escalating land subsidence.

We have covered the controversy over Fondomonte in the past.Fondomonte Arizona is a subsidiary of Saudi dairy giant Almarai Co., and the subsidiary raised eyebrows when in 2014 it purchased nearly 10,000 acres of land for $47.5 million about 20 miles away from Butler Valley in Vicksburg, Arizona. Since then, a worsening drought in Arizona has brought renewed attention to the company's water use and the broader issues of foreign-owned farms and groundwater pumping.

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