![Brittany Peterson FILE - The dry Rio Grande riverbed is seen from the air, July 26, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. The Supreme Court on Friday, June 21, 2024, has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America's longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8f2326f23d4a47dcaba7895dbde448ac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The dry Rio Grande riverbed is seen from the air, July 26, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. The Supreme Court on Friday, June 21, 2024, has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America's longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson, File)
![Susan Montoya Bryan FILE - Low water levels are pictured July 10, 2021, at Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, N.M. The Supreme Court on Friday, June 21, 2024, has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America's longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/68feafdf8cf041bf9d21f2dde9788dea/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Low water levels are pictured July 10, 2021, at Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, N.M. The Supreme Court on Friday, June 21, 2024, has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America's longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)