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the interest rate of 0.5 percent per month. The interest charge rate will be determined as of the <br />due date and remain fixed for the duration of the delinquent period. <br />(c) When a partial payment on a delinquent account is received, the amount received <br />shall be applied first to the penalty charges, second to the administrative charges, third to the <br />accrued interest, and finally to the overdue payment. <br />5. MEASUREMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION <br />(a) The water to be released for the Contractor shall be measured by facilities of the <br />United States and delivered into the Gunnison River at the outlet works of Crystal Dam. The <br />Contractor shall suffer all distribution and administration losses from the point of such delivery <br />to the place of use. <br />(b) The Contractor shall hold the United States harmless on account of damage or claim <br />of damage of any. nature whatsoever, including property damage, personal injury, or death <br />arising out of or connected with the control, carriage, handling, use, disposal, or distribution of <br />such water by the Contractor.. <br />(c) This contract and all water taken pursuant hereto shall be subject to and controlled by <br />the Colorado River Compact, dated November 24, 1922, and proclaimed by the President of the <br />United States June 25, 1929, the Boulder Canyon Project Act approved December 21, 1928, the <br />Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act of July 19, 1940, the Upper Colorado River Basin <br />Compact dated October 11, 1948, the. Mexican Water Treaty of February 3, 1944, and the <br />Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968, Public Law 90-537. <br />(d) In the event water available to the Contractor is required to be curtailed. under and by <br />reason of the provisions of the foregoing acts, including the reaching. of maximum use of water <br />allotted to the State of Colorado, no liability shall attach to the United States for such <br />curtailment, and the Contractor agrees to reduction of the amount of water taken hereunder as the <br />Secretary determines necessary to comply with the provisions of said acts. <br />4