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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

The exact residential grace interval is established by the due date printed on the monthly bill and the effective TMWA rules; TMWA's current 2026 rate sheet states that a 5% late charge applies to any amount in arrears from previous billings. The official public pages reviewed do not state one universal calendar-day grace period for every residential account.

Late-fee calculation

The current TMWA 2026 residential rate sheet lists a late charge of 5% of any amount in arrears from previous billings. This is separate from the 1.5% Regional Water Management Fee, any Reno/Sparks right-of-way toll, retail payment-provider fees, and any returned-payment or service charges authorized by the applicable rate schedule.

Disconnection timeline

The bill's printed due and past-due dates control the customer's account. TMWA's public current pages encourage customers to contact Customer Service promptly for a payment arrangement designed to prevent service interruption. Historical official TMWA collection materials describe a 10-day delinquent notice followed by a 48-hour notice for accounts eligible for disconnect, but the current public pages do not publish a single updated day-by-day residential shutoff schedule; customers should rely on the dated notice mailed to the account.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

TMWA uses delinquency notices and has historically described a 10-day notice followed by a 48-hour shutoff notice before eligible accounts are disconnected. The current account and billing pages emphasize payment arrangements and direct customers to call 775-834-8080 before service interruption. The current materials do not identify an SMS keyword, door-hanger protocol, or guaranteed automated-call sequence for residential delinquency notices.

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

TMWA's Rule 3 says restoration after termination is subject to the service charges in its current Service Charge rate schedule. For customer-requested plumbing repair turn-off/turn-on, TMWA's FAQ lists $25 during business hours and $50 during non-business hours; delinquency reconnection charges can differ and should be confirmed with Customer Service. TMWA endeavors to restore during regular working hours and is not obligated to make an after-hours reconnection unless an emergency exists.

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 Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) 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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