Board approves adding delinquent water, sewer and solid‑waste charges to property tax roll after public hearings

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors held public hearings June 10 and unanimously approved placing delinquent water and sewer charges and delinquent solid‑waste handling fees on the county tax roll for collection if accounts remain unpaid after an August deadline.

Noel Castillo, director of the county Department of Public Works special districts, described the outreach and notification steps taken before tax‑roll placement and presented delinquency statistics. For water and sanitation accounts, Castillo said special districts mails regular bimonthly bills, 30‑day delinquent notices, 45‑day final notices and, for water accounts, disconnects service after 60 days failed payment. He told the board that as of the most recent count there were 182 delinquent water accounts out of 8,431 (about 2%) and 699 delinquent sanitation accounts out of 8,711 (about 8%), both declines from the prior year.

“In addition, all attempts by customers to…