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discretion from time to time as occasion may require. The Board has determined that the <br />welfare of Pueblo and its inhabitants requires a stable water supply not only for its citizens <br />but also for the other customers of the Board putting to beneficial use the water belonging to <br />the Board. <br />15. Interruption of Water Supply Beyond Board's Control. While it is the purpose of the Board <br />to maintain a water supply adequate to meet the needs of the metropolitan area logically <br />dependent on the Board for water supply and for its other temporary contract customers, <br />there are many elements which make it uncertain whether the supply can always be adequate <br />for all. Both parties to this Agreement recognize that the water supply for the Board and its <br />water customers is dependent upon sources from which the supply is variable in quantity and <br />beyond the control of the Board. No liability in tort or contract shall attach to the Board <br />hereunder on account of any failure to accurately anticipate availability of water supply or <br />because of an actual failure to supply water due to inadequate runoff or inadequate storage <br />arising from an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Board, including, but not <br />limited to, act of God, strike, war, insurrection, or inability to serve arising out of the order of <br />any court, or the lawful order of any governmental administrative body or agency clothed <br />with authority to regulate matters pertaining to water, public utilities, public health, or <br />pollution control. <br />16, Emergency Water Shortages. The parties agree that from time to time emergency situations <br />may arise where there is a necessity to limit the use of water for customers of the Board of <br />Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado. The parties agree that the necessity for such limitation is <br />a fact to be determined by the Board in the exercise of its reasonable discretion from time to <br />time, as occasion may require. It is hereby agreed that the Board may adopt, in the situation <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />