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Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08

Shut-off and delinquency information for City of Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) – Dallas Water Utility

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Provider-specific findings

Delinquency research for this provider

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Grace period
0 days after the printed due date under the standard FY2026 rate insert: payments received after the due date incur a 5% late fee. During the 2026 DallasGo billing-platform transition, the City separately announced that there would be no late fees or water-service disconnections; that temporary waiver is not a permanent grace period and should be checked against the current bill and DWU notices.
Late-fee rules
The current City FY2026 rate insert states that payments received after the due date incur a 5% late fee. The payment page also states that during the upgraded DallasGo transition there are currently no late fees or water-service disconnections. Once the transition waiver ends, the 5% late fee is the published standard; the page does not describe a daily interest rate or escalating percentage beyond that charge.
Shut-off timeline
DWU’s ordinary billing sequence is monthly: an unpaid amount appears on the next bill, and if the past-due amount becomes delinquent, a termination notice is mailed. After a termination notice, customers are told not to rely on mailed payments and to use an alternate payment method or contact Customer Service for payment verification and cancellation. The current 2026 platform-transition notice temporarily suspends water disconnections; outside that waiver, the public page does not publish a fixed number of days from the original due date to physical termination. Accounts more than 60 days past due may request a payment plan through dwupaymentplan@dallas.gov or 214-651-1441.
Warning and notice protocol
The standard published protocol is a mailed termination notice after the past-due amount becomes delinquent. The City warns that a customer who receives the notice is too late to mail a payment and should pay through DallasGo, the automated phone system, an authorized station, or City Hall, then contact DWU for verification and disconnection cancellation. The 2026 transition notice temporarily suspends service disconnections while the upgraded billing platform is implemented. No official text-message, door-hanger, pink-mailer, or automated-call sequence is specified on the current DWU pages.

Documentation context

4 of 5 fields found

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

Texas

53%

records with any shut-off detail

National

34%

records with any shut-off detail

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Research record

Broad public detail found

4 of 5 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.

Documented

80%

Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material

  • Reconnection costs

“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.

Primary verification routes

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