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Sandbars form in the Rio Grande channel Oct. 10, 2018, as the river flows on the northern edge of Albuquerque, N.M. Environmentalists are challenging a court ruling over whether water from the river is properly accounted for and being used in beneficial ways along the Middle Rio Grande Valley. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Environmentalists are challenging a court ruling over whether water from the Rio Grande is properly accounted for and being used in beneficial ways as it flows through New Mexico's most populated region.

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press October 11, 2018