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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

Residential bills are due upon presentation and become overdue and subject to service discontinuation if not paid within 60 calendar days from the invoice date. The policy says an overdue notice is mailed when payment has not been made by day 45, with at least seven business days before the possible discontinuation date stated in that notice. Commercial and industrial accounts remain governed by their separate applicable rules.

Late-fee calculation

The SB 998 residential policy says a late charge established in the supplier's schedule of fees and charges is added when the overdue notice is generated, but the current public page does not expose the exact dollar amount or percentage. A returned check is treated as unpaid; the customer must pay the returned amount and charge in cash or certified funds by the notice deadline. Low-income customers meeting the policy conditions cannot be charged interest on delinquent bills, although authorized administrative, late, or restoration fees may still apply.

Disconnection timeline

Day 0 is the invoice date. Payment is due on presentation. If unpaid by day 45, the utility mails an overdue notice with the proposed turn-off date and at least seven business days of notice; payment must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the notice date because postmarks are not accepted. Residential service is eligible for discontinuation after more than 60 days from the invoice date, with the next regular working-day restoration rules applying after a corrected or appealed bill. An approved hardship plan can extend repayment up to 12 months, defer payment up to six months, or reduce the unpaid balance by up to 30% without Board action.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The written overdue notice identifies the customer and service address, delinquent amount, payment or arrangement deadline, extension process, bill-review and appeal procedure, and alternative-payment options. If the service mailing address differs from the property, an occupant notice is also sent. If written or telephone contact fails, the supplier makes a good-faith visit or leaves a conspicuous imminent-discontinuation notice and a copy of the policy. For landlord accounts, occupants receive written notice at least 10 calendar days before possible discontinuance in multi-unit or mobile-home properties, or seven days before in a detached single-family dwelling, and are told how to become customers for subsequent charges.

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

For a customer who demonstrates household income below 200% of the federal poverty level or qualifying public-benefit status, the policy caps reconnection at $50 during normal operating hours and $150 outside operating hours, or the lower actual cost. The general current fee schedule does not publish a separate universal standard/after-hours amount for every account type. Restoration requires all outstanding charges, fees, and applicable reconnection charges; call (626) 336-1307 before payment because the account's service class and timing control.

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 City of Industry Waterworks System (Industry Public Utilities Waterworks System) 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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