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Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08

Shut-off and delinquency information for Colorado Springs Utilities – Water and Wastewater Customer Service

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Provider-specific findings

Delinquency research for this provider

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 single current universal grace-period number is stated on the live 2026 billing pages. The bill’s due date controls, customers can select a due date from the 1st through 28th, and the utility sends an alert five days before the bill is due when account notifications are enabled. Colorado Springs Utilities’ published 2021 billing notice described a 14-day due date plus a 16-day period before disconnection risk, but customers should confirm the operative date on the current bill or with (719) 448-4800 rather than treat that historical notice as a current guarantee.
Late-fee rules
The current rates page does not list a percentage late fee for ordinary water bills. A $30.00 fee applies to each returned check, AutoPay, or credit/debit payment. A payment plan, extension, arrangement, or selected payment date can be requested through My Account or the automated phone system, but customers should make arrangements before the bill’s due date and verify any account-specific collection charges with Customer Service.
Shut-off timeline
Colorado Springs Utilities does not publish a current universal calendar-day shutoff sequence on its public billing page. The operative sequence is the due date printed on the statement, account notifications including the five-day pre-due alert when enabled, any written or electronic collection notices, and the utility’s nonpayment discontinuance process. A 2021 official bill notice described a 14-day due date and a 16-day grace period before disconnection risk, but that older timeline should not be substituted for the current account notice. Customers can request payment plans or arrangements at (719) 448-4800; once service is disconnected, restoration requires the applicable balance and reconnection fee.
Warning and notice protocol
The current customer-facing system supports a billing alert five days before the due date, eBilling email or email-and-text notifications, payment-plan/extension requests, and third-party notification forms that can send collection-related correspondence to an authorized property owner or other person. The public 2026 rates page does not specify a fixed sequence of colored mailers, phone calls, door hangers, or exact days between final notice and field disconnection. Customers should keep contact information current in My Account and call (719) 448-4800 immediately when a bill is at risk of delinquency.
Reconnection costs
For service disconnected due to nonpayment, the 2026 published fee is $70 during normal hours, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. excluding holidays. After-hours reconnection adds $40, for a total of $110, and the residential rate sheet states normal working hours as 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday–Friday for the tariff’s operating context. A returned payment is separately charged $30. Customers must satisfy the account’s payment/restoration requirements and call the 24-hour utility line; the exact restoration timing depends on payment verification and field dispatch.

Documentation context

5 of 5 fields found

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

Colorado

38%

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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