Local Utilities thinking about raising water rates?

Local Utilities are thinking about raising water rates because of conservation. That's what we've been saying all along. We teach consumers how to conserve, spending over $1 million a year in that department, and then we come up with some brainstorm to increase revenue to make up for the loss.

Utilities officials in Boynton Beach and Lake Worth said their agencies hadn't decided whether to raise rates.

Walt Smyser, Lake Worth Utilities Water Systems water/sewer engineer, said rates increased by 11 percent last year to build a reverse-osmosis plant.

Lake worth had better not raise rates unless they want to see a riot.