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Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08

Shut-off and delinquency information for Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS)

Only provider-specific public findings are stated as policy. A missing field is not replaced with a rule borrowed from another utility.

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
15 days after the billing date, which is the due date displayed on the bill. SPRWS's 2026 fee page states that the late fee is applied within 30 days of the bill date.
Late-fee rules
A late fee equal to 5% of total current charges is applied within 30 days of the bill date. Returned checks or insufficient funds incur a $30 fee per instance. If a customer cannot pay in full, SPRWS instructs the customer to call 651-266-6350 and request a credit arrangement; the utility says this can prevent certification to property taxes, which otherwise incurs a $15 certification fee plus percentage-based certification interest.
Shut-off timeline
SPRWS's current official fraud-prevention page explicitly says that SPRWS does not shut off water for lack of payment and will not demand immediate payment by phone, text, or at the door. Accordingly, the public 2026 pages do not publish a delinquency day-count leading to physical nonpayment termination. Instead, a customer who cannot pay should request a credit arrangement before the account is certified to property taxes. The published $50 water shutoff/turn-on fee applies to shutoffs for code violation, nonpayment, construction, seasonal shutoff, or emergency in the rates table, so the billing record should be treated as a fee schedule rather than proof of a current universal nonpayment cutoff timeline.
Warning and notice protocol
No current universal nonpayment warning sequence, color-coded notice, automated call cadence, or standard door hanger is published because SPRWS's current fraud-prevention notice says the utility does not shut off water for lack of payment. For planned construction interruptions, SPRWS standards require affected consumers to be notified at least 24 hours before the operation and told the probable restoration time; larger services or commercial properties receive at least three days' notice, and extended shutdowns require longer advance notice. Customers should verify any alleged delinquency notice through 651-266-6350 because SPRWS warns that immediate shutoff demands are scams.
Reconnection costs
The 2026 rates list a $50 water shutoff/turn-on fee for code violations, nonpayment, construction, seasonal shutoff, or emergency. No separate regular-hours versus after-hours price is published. SPRWS provides after-hours water-service restoration through its 24-hour Dispatch Office at 651-266-6874; the current fee table does not state an additional night, weekend, holiday, or emergency surcharge.

Documentation context

5 of 5 fields found

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

Minnesota

23%

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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