Delegate Rob Bell says he is hearing from a lot of Fluvanna County constituents who are worried about Aqua Virginia's proposed water and sewer rate hikes.

Bell recently wrote a letter to the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to make it aware of those concerns. Aqua Virginia is asking that rates be increased by 40 percent for water and 50 percent for sewer at Lake Monticello.

Right now, the SCC is reviewing the rate increases to determine whether or not they are appropriate.

"The increases have been so substantial," said 58th District Delegate Bell (R). "Obviously, these are hard economic times. You have people on fixed incomes. They're very worried about paying these increases indefinitely going forward."

Bell says the commission is hoping to make its ruling in a matter of weeks, not months.