Today, the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners has announced that Long Beach water demand for October 2008 has set a new record 10-year low. Long Beach water use this October was 9.5 percent below the historical 10-year average ('98-'07) water use.

By Tiffany Rider LONG BEACH - Water and sewer rates will not increase, at least not yet. The Board of Water Commissioners on Thursday rejected a plan to increase residential water and sewer rates, postponing what the department says is inevitable.

The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners today officially declared that a water supply shortage for the City of Long Beach is imminent, at a meeting held at the Long Beach Water Department's Groundwater Treatment Facility.