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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

Bills are due 15 calendar days after the bill date, with an additional 15-day grace period. The account becomes delinquent 30 calendar days after the bill date; the city then assesses the $5 late charge and mails the past-due notice, which provides another 10 days to pay before later collection and shutoff steps.

Late-fee calculation

When the balance remains unpaid 30 calendar days after the bill date, Broomfield assesses a fixed $5.00 late charge and mails a past-due notice. A dishonored check or draft adds a $27.00 returned-payment fee. The delinquency policy does not publish an escalating interest rate; separate Paymentus convenience fees are not charged on the current Broomfield online or IVR utility channel.

Disconnection timeline

The sequence is: bill issued and due after 15 calendar days; additional 15-day grace period; day 30 delinquency designation, $5 late charge, and mailed past-due notice with another 10 days; after that notice period, a courtesy telephone call is made; if still unpaid by the phone deadline, a field technician visits or hangs a door tag and payment arrangements are no longer accepted. If payment is still absent by the following Tuesday morning, a technician disconnects service and assesses a $25 service charge. Restoration requires the full past-due amount plus the $25 charge.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

Broomfield first mails a past-due notice after the day-30 delinquency point. If the customer remains unpaid after the notice period, staff makes a courtesy call to the telephone number on the account. A field technician then attempts to notify the resident at the property or hangs a door tag if nobody is available. The final field visit and disconnection occur the following Tuesday morning if payment is still not received; customers can request an extension from Utility Billing by 5 p.m. Friday before the scheduled disconnection date.

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 delinquent-payment policy requires the past-due balance plus a $25.00 service charge before water can be restored. Broomfield provides an after-hours reinstatement path through 303-438-6400, but the official pages reviewed do not publish a separate night, weekend, or holiday surcharge; confirm the dispatch conditions when arranging 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 BROOMFIELD CITY AND COUNTY OF 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.