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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

No grace period after the 25th day following the billing date: unpaid current charges become subject to the late charge at that point. The ordinance allows termination when the total remains unpaid on the 50th day after the billing date.

Late-fee calculation

Plano assesses a late charge of 10% of unpaid current charges after the 25th day following the billing date; amounts under $1 are not charged a late fee. A returned check or bank draft incurs a $25 charge. If service has been terminated two or more times within the preceding 12 months, the City may require an additional deposit of $10 or the customer's average three-month bill, as specified by the utility ordinance.

Disconnection timeline

The ordinance's calendar progression is tied to the bill date: the bill is issued monthly; after day 25, unpaid current charges receive the 10% late charge; if the total of current and previous balances is still unpaid on day 50 after the billing date, the City may terminate water service. After termination, all required balances and service fees must be paid before restoration, and repeat terminations can trigger an additional deposit. The public pages do not publish an extra universal number of days between the day-50 threshold and the physical shutoff visit.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

Current Plano ordinance and customer-service materials publish the day-25 late-charge and day-50 termination thresholds, but the browser-accessible 2026 pages do not promise a particular automated-call sequence, SMS notice, colored mailer, door hanger, or fixed number of warning notices for every account. Customers should keep the mailing address and contact details current in the new portal and contact Customer & Utility Services before the day-50 threshold to request an arrangement or resolve a disputed charge.

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

The City's utility service fee is $20 during normal city working hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; it is $50 outside normal hours, including weekdays from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays and holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is no Sunday service-fee window. The same schedule applies to a delinquency reconnection, while an emergency disconnect is not charged; all past-due amounts and other applicable deposits remain separate.

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 City of Plano Customer & Utility Services – Water Utilities 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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