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Delinquency and service protection

Understand the shut-off process before it reaches your door

The safest time to ask about a past-due balance, payment arrangement, or hardship protection is before the final notice. This page translates the provider’s published rules into a practical checklist.

Notice and timing

How delinquency is handled

Grace period after the due date

Twenty calendar days from the billing date shown on the statement. AWWU's billing-policy page identifies that point as the due date and states that failure to receive a bill does not remove the obligation to pay or prevent discontinuance for non-payment.

Late-fee calculation

AWWU's public billing-policy page refers customers to the effective AWU and ASU tariff Rule 5.4. The official tariff sheet indexed by AWWU lists a $2.00 late-payment fee plus a 0.729% finance charge on the past-due amount, and a $25.00 non-sufficient-funds charge; because tariff sheets can be superseded by later RCA filings, customers should confirm the currently effective amount with Customer Service at (907) 564-2700 before relying on it. Delinquency charges are separate from KUBRA payment-provider fees.

Disconnection timeline

The published sequence is: bill issued; payment due 20 calendar days after the billing date; if an undisputed amount remains unpaid on the delinquent date, AWWU must send a discontinuance notice at least 15 days before the proposed service-discontinuance date; and AWWU must place a door hanger not less than 48 hours before the interruption. The tariff does not state one universal calendar-day total from bill date to shutoff because the actual notice date and field schedule vary, but a shutoff cannot occur before the required notice periods expire.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

AWWU's tariff provides for a delinquency notice by mail or electronic delivery stating the date service may be discontinued and explaining how the customer can contact the Utility to review disputed charges or correct errors. AWWU must also place a dated door hanger at each dwelling at least 48 hours before discontinuance. A customer may designate an additional person to receive a duplicate delinquency notice. Emergency public-safety interruptions can occur without advance notice, while planned construction interruptions use separate advance-notification rules.

If a notice seems wrong

Document the account balance, payment confirmation, notice date, and any household medical or accessibility concern. Then call the provider using the contact information on its official bill or profile before the stated deadline.

Restoring service

Reconnection costs and timing

The current tariff schedule indexed by AWWU lists a field-service dispatch fee for service turn-on or turn-off of $56.00 during business hours, $71.00 for emergency field service during business hours, $56.00 for a no-show during business hours, and $259.00 during non-business hours. Restoration also requires correcting the cause of discontinuance, Utility approval, scheduling an appointment, and having the customer or representative present; the tariff says restoration is due no later than three working days after those conditions are satisfied. A missed appointment can generate another return-visit charge.

Need a payment arrangement?

Ask before the shut-off date

Tell the customer-service representative that you are responding to a delinquency notice and ask specifically about installment plans, hardship protection, charity referrals, and the amount required to stop the disconnection order.

Customer protection guide

What to do when a bill becomes urgent

A delinquency notice from Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU), Municipality of Anchorage should be treated as a time-sensitive account document. Read the exact due date, amount required, notice method, and contact instructions on the notice, then compare them with the provider details in this guide.

If you have already paid, gather the confirmation number and posting date. If you cannot pay the full amount, call before the stated shut-off date and ask about arrangements, hardship protections, agency referrals, and the minimum amount needed to pause action.

Keep the conversation specific: ask what will stop the order, when the payment must post, whether a reconnection fee applies, and whether the utility requires a separate request for medical, accessibility, or household-protection status.

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