Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union that New York City is raising its water rates, and charging Hudson Valley towns a larger increase then city residents. New York City gets it drinking water from the Catskill mountains. It is increasing prices for upstate municipalities by 6.8 percent, but only raising rates for customers within the city by 4.4 percent. Communities in Ulster County, and closer to New York City, buy their water from the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. Matthew Geho, the operations director for Northern Westchester Waterworks, complains the price increases should be the same for Hudson Valley towns as New York City residents. “It’s the Golden Rule,” Geho said. “He who has the gold makes the rules.” Read more about this story in the Times Union.