Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ legal battle over a Saudi-backed alfalfa farming company draining her state’s aquifers continues to garner national attention.

Mayes has previously described it as a David vs. Goliath situation and accuses the farming company of draining the Ranegras Plain Basin in La Paz County, claiming it’s impacting communities around the basin.

Her complaint leans on public nuisance laws to make her case.

The farming company, Fondomonte Arizona, denies all allegations and asserted that it operates in accordance with federal, state and local agricultural laws in a filing in May.

Most recently, the company questioned Mayes’ authority over groundwater laws, since that falls under the purview of the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

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