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Jan 15, 2008 6:52 am US/Eastern

Water Bill Increase Proposed In Laurel

LAUREL, Md. (AP) ― The water utility serving most of Montgomery and Prince George's counties is proposing a rate increase ranging from $150 to $225 each quarter.

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission says money is needed to replace the disintegration of an aging network of water and sewer pipes.

The plan calls for customer rates to rise 9.5 percent in July. Residents also would pay an additional $20 a month for the next 10 years to speed the replacement of the system's 10,800 miles of underground water and sewer pipes.

Rates would also go up each year, including an 11.5 percent hike next year.

WSSC General Manager Andrew Brunhart says there were more than 2,100 pipe bursts last year, leaving customers without water and tie up traffic during repairs.

There will be public hearings on the proposal Feb. 6 in Largo and Feb. 7 in Rockville.

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