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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

20 days from the billing date is the statement due date. If a balance remains 30 days after the original billing date, a $10 late-notice processing fee is assessed and a notice is mailed.

Late-fee calculation

A $10 late-notice processing fee is assessed when a balance remains 30 days after the original billing date. If unpaid after the final payment date on that notice, an $80 delinquent penalty is assessed under the customer-facing billing page; the 2026 master fee schedule lists an $85 delinquent/disconnection fee, so the current statement controls.

Disconnection timeline

Every-other-month bill due 20 days after billing; at 30 days after the original billing date a late notice and $10 fee are issued. If the final payment date on that notice passes unpaid, the delinquent penalty applies and service is subject to disconnection.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City mails a late notice after the 30-day balance threshold. For statements billing February 2025 onward, delinquent accounts no longer receive door hangers; instead, the City initiates a courtesy call. Customers are responsible for keeping contact information current.

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

Full account balance must be paid and Customer Service contacted by 3:30 p.m. for reconnection. The current billing page states a $240 same-day after-hours fee after 3:30 p.m.; the 2026 master fee schedule lists $245, so the current account/fee schedule should be confirmed at payment.

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 KENNEWICK CITY OF 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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