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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

0 days after the printed due date. The official bill guide states that payments made after the due date are considered late; no additional universal grace period is published.

Late-fee calculation

The FY2026 specific-service-charge schedule lists a delinquent fee equal to 1% of the delinquent amount due. The account application warns customers to contact WWS if a bill is not received so nonpayment does not cause interruption or late charges. Returned-bank-item charges can also apply under the automatic-payment authorization terms.

Disconnection timeline

The monthly bill identifies a due date and treats payment after that date as late. If the balance remains delinquent, WWS may interrupt service and add the published delinquent fee; the current public pages reviewed do not publish a fixed number of calendar days from due date to physical cutoff or a universal residential notice interval. Payment of the delinquent balance and applicable service charges is required to restore service.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The County's current public material warns that nonpayment can interrupt service and that customers should contact Customer Service if a bill is not received. WWS also offers CodeRED phone/email emergency and critical-system alerts. The pages reviewed do not specify a universal delinquency sequence involving automated calls, text messages, colored mailers, door hangers, or a fixed notice lead time before nonpayment shutoff.

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 FY2026 specific-service-charge schedule lists a $25 service-reconnect charge. The same schedule lists a $20 account-reactivation fee, which is distinct from the service-reconnect line item. No separate after-hours reconnection surcharge or guaranteed after-hours restoration window is published; customers should call (954) 831-3250 for account-specific instructions.

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 Broward County Water and Wastewater Services (WWS) 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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