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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

A delinquent-bill notice provides seven days to request review, and payment is due within 15 days from the date of notice before shutoff under the reviewed City code. The exact bill cadence is account-specific.

Late-fee calculation

The BOPU/City code provides for a late penalty established annually by BOPU and requires payment before service is resumed; the reviewed FY2026 materials do not state the exact penalty amount.

Disconnection timeline

If the customer does not request review within seven days of the delinquent notice and does not pay within 15 days from the notice date, water may be shut off. The late penalty and charges must be paid before restoration.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City code provides a delinquent-bill notice with an opportunity for review; the reviewed pages do not specify additional automated-call, text or door-hanger steps.

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

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public BOPU materials do not expose standard-hours or after-hours reconnection fees.

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 Cheyenne Board of Public 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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