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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

The 2026 tariff increases a bill by 5% when payment is not made within 21 days from the billing date. The service rules state that the due date printed on the monthly bill controls; an overdue notice is sent no later than 21 days after the original billing date and must give at least seven additional days before the stated shutoff date. A separate rule says service is subject to disconnection if payment is not received within seven days of the due date, so customers should treat the printed due date and notice as controlling.

Late-fee calculation

The 2026 Louisville Water tariff applies a 5% increase to the water bill when it is unpaid 21 days from the billing date, with the gross amount immediately due. A payment extension requested before the due date may carry a 3% extension fee under the tariff. Returned checks, chargebacks, and electronic payments incur the Board-approved returned-payment charge, currently $30 in the 2026 fee schedule, and repeated returned payments can restrict the account to cash, money order, or credit card for three years. A $45 nonpayment service-deactivation fee is also charged after disconnection or before restoration.

Disconnection timeline

Day 0 is the bill's printed due date. By at least day 21 after the original billing date, Louisville Water must notify a customer who failed to pay that the account is overdue and specify a shutoff date at least seven days after that notice. The 2026 rules also state that if payment is not received within seven days of the due date, the service is subject to disconnection, and broken payment arrangements or returned payments can cause immediate disconnection. To restore nonpayment service, the customer must pay the full account balance and fees; a property that has been KVC'd/kill-valve-coupled may take 7-10 business days to restore.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

Before nonpayment disconnection, Louisville Water attempts a final bill notice at the account mailing address and, when contact information is available, may also use a phone call, letter, email, or SMS. The overdue notice identifies the balance and a shutoff date, and the account's interactive virtual assistant may inform an authenticated caller that a past-due balance or impending turnoff exists. Customers should call (502) 583-6610 or (888) 535-6262 to request a payment arrangement through Drops of Kindness rather than relying on a third-party payment posting time.

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 2026 tariff lists a $45 Service Deactivation fee for nonpayment and a $30 Service Activation fee for ordinary new service, transfers, or activation at an existing location. Nonpayment restoration requires the entire account balance plus all fees before service is restored; no separate after-hours nonpayment reconnection price is published. If a kill-valve coupling is required, restoration can take 7-10 business days, and a third visit to restore service is separately listed at $30.

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 Louisville Water Company 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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