payment of Annual Property Charges and Tipping Fees and, in the sole discretion of County, from any other source deemed legal and appropriate by the County. Any obligations of the District Member created by or arising out of this Agreement shall be payable from whatever source is deemed legal and appropriate by the District Member.

ARTICLE XV
SEVERABILITY

15.1    In the event that any provision of this Agreement be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. With respect to any invalidated provision of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall negotiate and in good faith agree to such amendments, modifications or supplements to this Agreement and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, implement and give effect to the intentions of the parties herein.

ARTICLE XVI
COUNTERPARTS

16.1    This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which collectively shall constitute one and the same instrument.