An audit criticizes Arizona's State Land Department for leasing state land at low rates to a Saudi company, Fondomonte, which grows alfalfa for Saudi dairy cows. The audit highlights the lack of monitoring of water pumping and the undercharge for water usage.
Audit blasts @AZStateLand for how it determines rents of state lands for agriculture (and not charge for the water being pumped), with specific criticism of undercharge to Fondomonte which is growing alfalfa on AZ state lands for Saudi dairy cows. https://t.co/jD0Ys634vf
Audit of Land Department reveals it leased state land at below market rates to Saudi company https://t.co/6sef2LGGDz
New audit report blasts @AZStateLand for its practices in determining rates for ag leases and lack of monitoring of water pumping, with special criticism of how it handled Fondomonte which grows alfalfa on state land and water to feed to Saudi dairy cows. https://t.co/hVALukp3gW
Audit blasts Arizona's land lease to Saudi firm at low rate with free water https://t.co/1sP8xlyRxC
"Rebate money belongs to Arizonans, not IRS, AG Kris Mayes argues in suit against feds." (via @maryjpitzl) https://t.co/2Hk2RAkrSU