By Gig Conaughton
North County Times
February 19, 2008

Southern California's largest water supplier is set to raise rates to offset higher electrical bills, protect endangered fish and pay for cleanup associated with an invasive mussel.

Board members of the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District are expected to approve what amounts to a 14.3 percent increase for its water in March, officials said.

If approved, the increase means that the typical household could pay about $1.50 more a month, said Bob Muir, spokesman for the Metropolitan Water District. It would take effect Jan. 1, 2009.

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