Posts Tagged ‘permissive disclosure of utility billing information’

LIHWAP Participation and Disclosure of Public Enterprise Billing Information

Friday, November 12th, 2021

*With special thanks to Kara Millonzi and Elsemarie Mullins As local governments wrestle with administering American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded programs, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) has prompted public records and confidentiality questions. To administer LIHWAP, state and local Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) agencies are requesting that local governments provide […]

Disclosing Utility Customer Billing Information

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

May a local government or public authority that provides utility or public enterprise services disclose its customer billing information in each of the following scenarios?  (a)  A customer’s relative wants to know if the customer is delinquent on his utility payments; (b)  A prospective home-buyer wants to know the average utility usage by the current owner-customer; […]