Payment research · dataset 2026.08
Payment options for City of Bowling Green Utilities Department
This page identifies provider-specific public payment information without accepting payments or asking for account credentials.
Provider-published destination
Official online route identified
Confirm the utility name, service address, balance, processing date, funding method, and final fee on the external page before submitting. US Water Bill Pay cannot see or post the transaction.
Continue to provider-published portal ↗Provider-specific findings
Payment research for this provider
The compiled notes distinguish confirmed channels from details the public material did not expose. Fields containing only an unavailable-information marker are grouped in the research record below.
- Payment platform
- InvoiceCloud
- Phone payment number
- 844-519-2038, secure automated pay-by-phone available 24/7.
- Pay-by-text
- InvoiceCloud offers Pay by Text for bill notifications and payment using the customer’s default payment method. Enrollment is initiated from the InvoiceCloud account/payment portal; the reviewed page did not publish a separate keyword, shortcode, or SMS opt-in phrase.
- Mail-in payment address
- Utilities Business Office, 305 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402; customers may also use the pre-addressed envelope supplied with the bill.
- In-person payment
- Utilities Business Office, 305 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A night drop box is available after hours; do not place cash in it, and payments may not post until the next business day.
- Digital payment methods
- InvoiceCloud lists Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo, eCheck, text payment, and automated phone payment. AutoPay can draft an enrolled bank account on the due date.
- Online convenience fees
- Credit/debit/PayPal: 3.10% of the payment, minimum $1.50. ACH/EFT: $1.95 per payment unless the customer is an AutoPay customer. IVR: $0.95 per phone payment in addition to the card/PayPal fee.
Directory comparison
Payment-information visibility
| Measure | This provider | Ohio | National index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usable payment URL identified | Yes | 72% | 73% |
| Fee or no-fee amount disclosed | Yes | 15% | 15% |
| Payment fields documented | 8 of 8 | — | — |
This comparison measures directory documentation, not payment quality, cost, or provider performance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
8 of 8 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- City of Bowling Green Utilities Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- Provider-published payment destination ↗
External account or guest-payment route; verify the provider name before entering information.
- invoicecloud.com reference ↗
Public URL preserved in the compiled record. Confirm its publisher, date, and applicability before relying on it.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (OH8700311) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID OH8700311.