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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

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. – the current public customer pages identify a monthly due date and late-fee consequences but do not publish a universal number of grace days from the printed due date.

Late-fee calculation

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. – the current public payment and customer-service pages warn that late fees apply but do not publish a current percentage or fixed late amount. Customers can request a payment arrangement through Palm Coast Connect, generally for up to six months; the account must be protected from disconnection and any already-disconnected account requires a partial payment before an arrangement can begin.

Disconnection timeline

Palm Coast Connect states that residents scheduled for nonpayment disconnection receive a notification one week before the scheduled cutoff. The public page does not provide the initial due-date day count or an exact calendar progression, so the printed notice and customer account control the final date. Same-day reconnection is available until 4:00 p.m.; requests after 4:00 p.m. are processed the next business day.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City states that a nonpayment account scheduled for disconnection receives a notification one week before cutoff and asks customers to keep their telephone number current. The Paymentus portal also provides eBill and email/text bill-ready notifications. If scheduled for shutoff, the portal directs the customer to call 386-986-2360 with the payment confirmation number after paying.

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

All disconnections incur a $50 disconnection fee and a $50 reconnection fee. Same-day reconnections are available for requests received by 4:00 p.m.; requests after 4:00 p.m. are processed the following business day. The City does not publish a separate after-hours emergency reconnection surcharge.

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 Palm Coast Utility Department – Water, Wastewater, Reclaimed Water and Solid Waste Billing 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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