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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

25 days after the billing date before charges become delinquent and subject to late charges; Upland’s ordinance says payment must be received by 6:00 p.m. on the 25th day after presentation.

Late-fee calculation

A $15.75 delinquency fee is assessed for a water bill not paid within 45 days of the bill date. The City also adds a delinquency fee when a disconnection notice is issued, and an account delinquent for more than 60 days may be recorded as a lien against the property and collected through the county tax roll. Card-processing fees are separate from delinquency penalties.

Disconnection timeline

Bills are due on presentation and become delinquent after 25 days. A $15.75 fee applies at 45 days from the bill date. Residential water is subject to shutoff 60 days after the bill becomes delinquent, meaning the practical timeline is at least 85 days from the bill date, with notice and payment-arrangement opportunities before disconnection.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

At least 15 days before proposed discontinuation, Upland mails a written Disconnection Notice listing the customer, delinquency amount, payment/arrangement deadline, extension and alternative-plan procedures, appeal process, and contact number. At least 7 days before discontinuation, the City attempts telephone contact. If unsuccessful, it attempts to leave a conspicuous final notice and policy copy at least 48 hours before shutoff. Customers may request one payment arrangement in a 12-month period and eligible medical/financial-hardship plans.

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 master fee schedule lists a $75 turn-on/reconnection fee from 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and $150 after 4:30 p.m. The residential policy caps reconnection during normal operating hours at $50 and non-operational hours at $150 for households below 200% of the federal poverty level or receiving listed public benefits; other customers pay the then-current fee schedule. Same-day service fees use the same $75/$150 structure.

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 Upland Water and Sewer Utility 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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