Officials in drought-stricken Arizona are moving to regulate groundwater use on the state's western edge where wells have been running dry.
The new rules allow for a management plan formed by the Arizona Department of Water Resources and locals, as well as requirements for conserving water. It applies to water users in the basin, including the Saudi Arabian agribusiness Fondomonte, which draws all of its water from a basin in La Paz and Yuma counties to grow alfalfa as an export crop.
