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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

30 days after bill issuance/due period. Residential bills are due upon receipt and become delinquent after 30 days; commercial bills are due within 30 days.

Late-fee calculation

A 1.5% charge is added when the bill is not paid within 30 days. Once a shutoff notice is issued, the City adds $3.00 or 5% of the unpaid balance, whichever is greater. The City's published payment policy also says a reconnection fee ranges from $20 to $100 during standard restoration hours.

Disconnection timeline

Day 0 is the bill due/issuance period. After 30 days without payment, the account becomes delinquent and the City mails a first reminder including interest. If still unpaid, a second reminder/disconnection notice including penalty charges is mailed; the account is subject to disconnection after it has been delinquent for 60 days. Shutoffs are scheduled early in the week so staff can restore service before the weekend.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City's published policy describes sequential mailed notices: a first reminder after the 30-day delinquency point and a second reminder/disconnection notice warning that service will be shut off if the balance remains unpaid. The reviewed page does not promise automated calls, text messages, door hangers, or a particular colored paper; customers should keep the billing address current and contact Revenue Services when the first reminder arrives.

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

Regular-hours reconnection is published as a range of $20-$100 from 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., depending on the account/service action. After-hours turn-on is $251.38. The delinquent balance and applicable fees must be resolved before restoration.

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 Redwood City Water Utility / Public Works Services 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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