Philadelphia Water Department Delays Shutting Off Water For Delinquent Residential Customers Due To Heat Emergency

By CBS3 Staff, CBS Philadelphia

July 20, 2022

The Philadelphia Water Department has delayed shutting the water off for delinquent residential customers due to the heat emergency impacting the region. Shutoffs were scheduled to start on Wednesday, but a spokesperson for the department told CBS3 that shutoffs will resume once the emergency declaration is lifted.

It will be the first time in two years the Philadelphia Water Department will shut off the water for delinquent residential customers.

Once the heat emergency is lifted, some workers will be shutting off service to customers if they have unpaid bills totaling more than $1,000 and haven’t signed up for water bill assistance or enrolled in a payment plan.

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