the chief auditor robert mccarty predicted the city will have to raise rates in 2014 and 2015 and then 2016 and 2017. you'll be paying more than $2,000 in water. it's important to point out the board of estimates approved the increase in 2013. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> given that news, there are some ways that you can cut back on -- back on your water usage and hopefully save a few bucks on your water bill. first, install water saving shower heads. there we go. put plastic bottles in your toilet tank. that could save 10 gallons a day. take shorter showers. finally, don't use your toilet as an ashtray or waste basket. every time you flush, five to seven gallons of water are wasted. >> good tips. we'll need to drink the wart as temperatures continue to ratchet up. 99 in the harbor. here's what we have in effect for friday, excessive heat watch. clear skies the rest of the evening. again, humidity about to ratchet up. we have much more coming up. >>> this friday it will be one month since those 12 tornadoes tore through parts of maryland. fallston is looking at a million dollars in pr