<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-57. - Water shortage.</div>
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               (a)
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               A water shortage shall be deemed to exist in that area in the county which is served
               either on a permanent or temporary basis by Orange Water and Sewer Authority when
               the reserve supply available through the facilities of Orange Water and Sewer Authority
               shall have reached the point where the reserve supply becomes so reduced that the
               residents, businesses and institutions served by Orange Water and Sewer Authority
               cannot be supplied with water to protect their health and safety without curtailing
               substantially the water demand.
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               (b)
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               In the event of a water shortage in any of the five degrees of severity hereinafter
               set forth in this division, the chairman of the board of commissioners is authorized,
               empowered and directed to issue a public proclamation declaring to all persons the
               existence of such state and the severity thereof, and in order to more effectively
               protect the health and safety of the people within the county who are served, either
               on a temporary or permanent basis, by Orange Water and Sewer Authority, to place in
               effect the restrictive provisions authorized in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26UT_ARTIIIWASE_DIV2WACO_S26-59REMEEFEASTSH" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 26-59</a>.
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               (Ord. of 8-26-85, Â§ 1, art. 1)
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