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Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08

Shut-off and delinquency information for PA AMERICAN WATER CO WEST

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Provider-specific findings

Delinquency research for this provider

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Grace period
The active Pennsylvania American Water tariff requires the residential bill due date to be no less than 20 days after the date of transmittal. A late-payment charge may not be imposed unless payment is received more than five days after the stated due date; this is the tariff grace period for the charge, not a promise that service cannot enter a regulated termination process before all notices and protections are satisfied.
Late-fee rules
Amounts not paid when due may accrue a 1.50% late-payment charge per billing period on the overdue amount, capped at 18% annually. Under the current tariff, the company may not impose that late charge until payment is more than five days after the stated due date. A returned check or automatic-transfer payment carries a $20 fee under the January 13, 2026 miscellaneous-fee schedule, in addition to any bank charge.
Shut-off timeline
The current water tariff states that if a bill is not paid on or before its due date, service may be terminated, subject to Pennsylvania utility-termination rules, required notices, customer protections, and dispute or payment-arrangement rights. The bill is transmitted with at least 20 days to the due date; the tariff separately delays the late-payment charge until more than five days after the due date. The public tariff does not give a universal day-by-day physical shutoff calendar because termination depends on notice status, disputed amounts, payment arrangements, medical certificates, court protections, and the individual account.
Warning and notice protocol
The company uses written past-due, delinquent-account, and termination notices. Customers may designate a consenting third party to receive duplicate reminder, past-due, delinquent, and termination notices. Residential customers can contact the company for a payment arrangement, and Pennsylvania protections continue to govern deposits, reconnection, termination, and medical-certificate cases even though Chapter 14 expired on December 31, 2024. Customers with a Protection from Abuse or Pennsylvania court order receive additional safeguards, including additional notice, no Friday termination, and winter-shutoff restrictions without PUC permission. The exact local delivery sequence is account-specific and is not published as a fixed universal calendar.
Reconnection costs
$30 regular-hours turn-on or service-reconnection fee under the January 13, 2026 water tariff. For service restored during non-regularly scheduled working hours, the company may add the overtime and holiday costs it incurs; unusual termination expenses or access-related costs may also be charged. All arrearages, required deposits, and applicable fees must be cured before restoration.

Documentation context

5 of 5 fields found

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

Pennsylvania

25%

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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