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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 monthly bill is due 14 days from the bill-creation date, with the exact date printed on the statement. A customer who pays by the printed due date avoids the $25 late fee; Carrollton also offers optional 14-day payment extensions through the portal, subject to the portal's terms.

Late-fee calculation

A fixed $25 late fee is charged when the monthly balance is not paid by the printed due date. Customers following an approved payment plan avoid the late fee. The City separately charges a $25 interruption-day service fee on past-due accounts and a $25 notice-of-pending-disconnect fee. A substantial-risk account may have its deposit increased to three times the average monthly bill after two interruption fees and/or returned-payment items within 12 months.

Disconnection timeline

If the total balance is not paid by the printed due date, Carrollton sends the account into its late-notice process; customers have 10 calendar days from that due date to pay the full balance and added fees before water service is scheduled for interruption. The City states that services will be scheduled for interruption 10 days after the printed due date. Restoration requests are not carried out until the past-due payment is completed.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

Customers who opt into MyAccount alerts receive bill-due, late, and interruption notifications, with email as the default and SMS available after profile verification. The FAQ states that a courtesy notification is sent by text or email that the account will be scheduled for interruption if payment is not received. A $25 notice-of-pending-disconnect fee is listed in the current fee schedule; the public materials do not promise a door hanger or a separate automated-call sequence.

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

After past-due payment, normal restoration requires the outstanding charges and a $25 restoration/interruption fee. Current rate materials list after-hours restoration at $60 when the meter is in a meter can and $180 when it is in a meter vault. After-hours restoration availability is 5:30–9:00 p.m. weekdays and 12:00–5:00 p.m. weekends and holidays; multiple restoration attempts after the second cost $40 per attempt. Service restoration will not be performed until past-due payment is complete.

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 Carrollton Utility Customer Service / Water Utilities 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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