Long Beach water users may see a water and sewer rate increase beginning Oct. 1 as part of the 2018 fiscal year budget recently passed by the Water Commission. The 2018 spending plan totals $127.4 million, with $106.5 million in the water fund and $21.9 million in the sewer fund. In both cases, expenses are higher than expected revenue, even with the planned rate increases, officials said. Under the plan, water rates will go up 4 percent, and sewer rates will rise by 2 percent. Combined, that amounts to about $1.84 more a month for the average water and sewer user.