Delinquency research · dataset 2026.08
Shut-off and delinquency information for City of Port Lavaca Utility Billing Department
Only provider-specific public findings are stated as policy. A missing field is not replaced with a rule borrowed from another utility.
Provider-specific findings
Delinquency research for this provider
The notes below may document a rule or explain a specific public-information limit. Any active notice and direct provider confirmation remain controlling.
- Grace period
- A 10% late fee applies after 15 days from the billing date. The reviewed page does not state a separate universal day count from late-fee posting to physical cutoff.
- Late-fee rules
- Late fee is 10% after 15 days from the bill date. The 2026 schedule lists a $60 disconnection fee, $30 returned-check fee, $30 service-call/trip fee, $50 after-hours service call, and tampering charges of $100 plus repairs for a first offense or $500 plus repairs for later offenses.
- Shut-off timeline
- The City applies a 10% late fee after 15 days from billing and separately charges $60 for disconnection. The reviewed current utility page does not publish the exact final-notice date or day-by-day sequence to cutoff.
- Warning and notice protocol
- The reviewed Port Lavaca utility page does not specify mailed notices, automated calls/texts, colored paper, door hangers, or a fixed notice cadence before disconnection.
- Reconnection costs
- The 2026 schedule lists $50 for after-hours reconnect and a $60 disconnection fee. A separate regular-hours reconnect amount is not clearly exposed in the accessible rate text; service calls are $30 regular hours and $50 after hours.
Documentation context
5 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
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
- City of Port Lavaca Utility Billing Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.