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Payment channels

Pay Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO)

Use the provider’s verified online, telephone, mail, or counter instructions. Check the final confirmation screen for the amount, processing date, and any transaction fee before submitting.

Primary online route

Use the official payment portal

The direct portal is the fastest route when it is available. The provider identifies its payment gateway as SWBNO MyAccount platform; the current official pages do not separately name the payment software vendor.. Never enter account credentials into a lookalike site reached through an unsolicited message.

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Telephone payment

Phone IVR

(504) 529-2837 / 504-52-WATER, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for pay-by-phone and water-service issues; live account questions are generally handled Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Have your account number and payment instrument ready. Follow the provider’s recorded prompts and retain the confirmation number.

Alternative channels

Mail, text, and in-person payment instructions

Pay by text

Standard SWBNO bill payment is online, phone, mail, in person, or AutoPay; the current public payment page does not publish a general SWBNO text-to-pay keyword. Customers on an eligible PromisePay plan can receive text reminders and notifications and manage payment methods through the PromisePay portal at swbno.promise-pay.com, but those texts are plan notifications rather than an unrestricted bill-payment credential flow.

Mail-in address

Cashiers Department, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, 625 Saint Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70165. Send checks or money orders; bills are not considered paid until received by the SWBNO Cashiers Office.

Counters, drop boxes, and office hours

East Bank payment office: 625 Saint Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70165, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; accepts cash, checks, money orders, Visa, and Mastercard. West Bank payment office: 4021 Behrman Place, Suite M-2, New Orleans, LA 70131, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; accepts the same instruments. Third-party Fidelity Express payment locations are available through the official finder, but since January 12, 2015 they do not accept debit or credit cards for SWBNO payments. SWBNO advises that payment is not complete until received by its Cashiers Office.

Accepted digital instruments

What you can use online

The MyAccount portal accepts Visa, Mastercard, and electronic checks, with AutoPay available after login. PromisePay payment plans accept credit or debit card, ACH, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. The 24/7 phone system provides an additional payment channel; customers should use the current account prompts to confirm the available card/check instruments and any transaction charge before submitting payment.

2026 transaction pricing

Convenience fees

The current SWBNO payment page lists accepted instruments but does not publish a universal 2026 online flat fee or percentage surcharge. The utility should be contacted or the portal confirmation screen reviewed before submitting a card or eCheck payment. PromisePay is described as an interest-free payment plan; its plan terms and any processor charge should be confirmed at enrollment.

Fees can vary by payment type, channel, account class, and processor terms. The checkout screen is the final fee disclosure.

Payment guidance

Choose the payment channel that fits your deadline

The safest payment path is the one published by Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) and matched to the account information on your bill. Online portals are convenient, but telephone, mail, counter, and drop-box options may follow different posting schedules and may use different fees.

For a routine payment, save the final confirmation page or IVR number and check when the transaction will post. For a same-day shut-off notice, do not assume that submitting a card payment automatically stops a field order; ask the provider what amount and confirmation are required.

Never send your account number, password, card details, or bank information to Water Ledger. Those details belong only on the provider’s verified payment channel or at an authorized counter.