Contact:  Patti Koontz
Phone:  373-2310

       
         Pay Your Water Bills Online with City’s New Payment Option
City makes paying water bills easier for residents

GREENSBORO, NC -- (January 12, 2009) – Beginning today the City of Greensboro will start accepting water bill payments online. To pay your water bill online, go to www.greensboro-nc.gov/payonline, enter your water bill account number and follow the simple directions.

Online water payments will show up as a pending payment on your account the same day it is processed. Please note that a flat rate convenience fee of $1.95 will be charged to cover additional costs incurred by the City of Greensboro.

If payment is received after 5 pm on a water account that has been turned off for non-payment, water service will be restored on the next business day. Please call 373-CITY (373-2489) between 7 am and 6 pm, Monday through Friday if you have any questions.

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The City of Greensboro works in partnership with the community to build an increased quality of life for all residents by fostering an environment where inclusion, diversity, and trust are valued.  As the seventh largest employer in Greensboro, the City has a dedicated professional staff of 2700 employees who maintain four core values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect.  The City of Greensboro is governed by a council-manager form of government where a mayor and eight council members act as the legislative body.  For more information on the City of Greensboro, please visit us online at www.greensboro-nc.gov.