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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

15 days after the bill is rendered; bills are payable at the net rate during that period.

Late-fee calculation

If the current monthly bill is not paid and received within 15 days after rendering, Seguin code says the gross rate applies; gross rates are 10% higher than the net rates. Bills on the cutoff list also receive a $20 water administrative fee.

Disconnection timeline

After the 15-day net-payment period and final payment date, the account may appear on the cutoff list; City code provides that unpaid bills constitute notice for discontinuance, but the reviewed material does not specify the exact field-shutoff day.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The bill's final payment date and cutoff-list process provide the published warning mechanism. City code states unpaid bills are deemed notice for discontinuance; no separate automated call, text, or door-hanger sequence was verified.

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 publishes a water connection charge of $25 and an after-hours water connection charge of $40 for transactions after 2:00 p.m. on weekdays. The reviewed material did not state a separate delinquent-reconnection amount.

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 Seguin Utility Billing 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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