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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 on the date printed; after a missed monthly payment the disconnect notice gives 14 days before scheduled disconnection.

Late-fee calculation

Current EWSU material states that bills not paid before the stated due date are subject to a 10% late-payment fee. Customers in good standing can request arrangements before shutoff.

Disconnection timeline

A missed monthly payment triggers a mailed or e-billing disconnect notice. The customer has 14 days to pay or request an arrangement, which should be submitted at least two days before the date. After disconnection, pay the full past-due amount and submit the reconnect form; restoration is usually same day but can take 24 hours.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The disconnect notice is mailed or delivered through eBilling and states the scheduled date. EWSU encourages contact at 812-436-7846 before that date; arrangements cannot be started after service is disconnected.

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

A $45 fee is added after delinquency reconnection. EWSU says reconnection is typically same day and can take up to 24 hours; no after-hours surcharge was published.

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 Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) 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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