Rate hike to 'cushion' water fees
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The NIO considers large rates increases to cushion the impact of water charges on households, the BBC learns.
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 3--Soaring fuel prices and electricity rates contributed to the 12 percent increase in Carroll County's minimum combined water and sewer rates that were approved by the board of commissioners Thursday, officials said.
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By Alexis Grant, Houston Chronicle May 31--Houston households could see a new charge on their monthly water bills starting this fall -- a $2.25 fee to help the city adopt more environment-friendly waste practices -- but payment would be optional.
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Transit fees for ships using Egypt's Suez Canal will increase in 2008 by an average of 7.1 percent, the canal authority said on Sunday.
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By Tom Sheehan, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jan. 31--BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio -- Ed Houk and hundreds of other Buckeye Lake-area residents are upset about a proposed 69 percent sewer rate increase this year, but there may be little they can do about it.
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Hopes of a cut in interest rates were raised today, following the publication of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee minutes.
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Higher customer fees offset rising loan losses and pressure from interest rates and mortgage lending.
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By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 5--BENTON CITY -- A lot of money is riding on a Kennewick Irrigation District proposal to bring more water to Red Mountain.
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By The San Diego Union-Tribune  Feb. 21--     Mayor Jerry Sanders says it's essential that San Diegans  pay an additional $430 million in water and sewer fees over the next four  years.
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Consumers who rely on the &quot;float&quot; in writing checks to pay their bills on time could be socked with hefty fees from their banks for bounced checks because of a sweeping federal law that takes effect Thursday.
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By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 22--BELLEVILLE -- The City Council approved a 20 percent increase in commercial sewer tap-on fees Tuesday.   Now, commercial customers will pay $3,600 per development acre and $1,200 per unit.
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Pump prices have been climbing in advance of Labor Day, as they often do before the last major drive-away weekend of the summer. The average price for self-serve regular
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Stepping up his legal and political battle, state Sen. Richard Alarcon endorsed a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that challenges the 11 percent water-rate increase the Department of Water and Power imposed this year.
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By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--As if moratoriums and a slowing economy weren't enough,  developers in New Hanover County could soon face higher fees if they want  municipal water and sewer service for their projects.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 5--The pressures of growth have caught up with the 4,000 customers of the Sunset Beach, N.C., water system, who in a few months will be paying dramatically higher monthly bills.
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Welsh Water customers will see their bills go up by an average Â£66 over the next five years.
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Federal Reserve officials are expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.