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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

20 days after rendering; bills become delinquent after 20 days and a $5 penalty is automatically added if unpaid within that period. Service may be discontinued if payment is not made within 30 days after the due date.

Late-fee calculation

A $5.00 penalty is added automatically after the 20-day payment period. If a bill remains unpaid 30 days after the due date, service may be discontinued. A consumer's claim that a bill is erroneous must be presented before delinquency to prevent the delinquency process; late claims do not automatically stop discontinuance.

Disconnection timeline

Bills are rendered monthly, become delinquent after 20 days with a $5 penalty, and may be subject to mailed delinquent notices. If payment is not made within 30 days after the due date, HCWA may discontinue service. If a disconnect notice is active, the customer must call HCWA before paying online; after disconnection, the full balance, any required deposit, and a $100 service charge per reconnected meter are required, and restoration can take up to 48 hours after payment is received and reported.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

HCWA rules allow delinquent notices to be mailed 20 days after the regular monthly billing date, but the notice is not required to make the account delinquent. The online-payment page warns customers in disconnect status to contact the office before paying so that disconnection is not missed or left active.

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

$100 service charge for each meter reconnected after nonpayment, plus full payment of bills and any required security deposit. The reviewed pages did not publish an after-hours surcharge; HCWA allows up to 48 hours after payment is received to reconnect.

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 Henry County Water Authority 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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