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Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08

Shut-off and delinquency information for City of Tracy Finance Department – Water, Wastewater, Storm Drain and Utility Billing

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Provider-specific findings

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The notes below may document a rule or explain a specific public-information limit. Any active notice and direct provider confirmation remain controlling.

Grace period
No universal fixed grace-day count is published. Bills are due upon receipt or by the delinquent date printed on the statement; payment options describe the bill as due within three weeks after billing, and payments after that date incur the late charge.
Late-fee rules
Payments received after the delinquent date are charged a late fee of 10% of the applicable amount or $6, whichever is greater. A $25 returned-payment fee applies, and after a returned payment the City may require cash or guaranteed funds. For delinquent service, the current start-service page lists a $35 processing fee in addition to all past-due balances; the rates-and-fees page lists a $35 disconnect-processing fee, $50 cut-lock fee, $100 meter-pull fee, and $25 NSF fee.
Shut-off timeline
Residential water service cannot be discontinued for nonpayment until the customer has been delinquent for at least 60 days. The City must issue written notice at least seven business days before discontinuation and make a reasonable good-faith effort to provide a further 48-hour termination reminder using the customer’s selected text, phone, or email preference; absent a preference, the City uses phone. If a payment arrangement is breached, the City may post a final notice and disconnect no sooner than five business days afterward. The public policy does not provide a single calendar date beyond these minimum thresholds.
Warning and notice protocol
Tracy’s SB 998 policy is published in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean, and Vietnamese. The written notice goes to the account mailing address and, when different, to the service address addressed to Occupant. It must state the customer and delinquency amount, deadline, extension process, bill-review and appeal rights, alternative/amortized payment options, and Finance customer-service contact information. The City may give the initial notice by telephone; if mail and phone contact fail, staff make a good-faith visit and leave a conspicuous notice. A second 48-hour reminder uses the customer’s text, phone, or email preference, with a conspicuous-location notice if those attempts fail. Landlord/master-meter occupants receive written notice at least 10 days before shutoff.
Reconnection costs
The current utility pages publish a $35 processing fee plus all past-due balances to maintain or restore service; the fee schedule calls it a disconnect-processing fee. No separate regular-hours versus after-hours reconnection price is published. Only City personnel may reconnect the meter, and unauthorized tampering can add cut-lock, meter-pull, or other actual charges. A qualifying household below 200% of the federal poverty level is charged the restoration fee but may receive a once-per-12-month waiver of interest on delinquent bills under the residential shutoff policy.

Documentation context

5 of 5 fields found

This is a record-completeness measure, not a customer-protection grade.

California

56%

records with any shut-off detail

National

34%

records with any shut-off detail

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Research record

Broad public detail found

5 of 5 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.

Documented

100%

Primary verification routes

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