As Detroit water shutoffs are set to resume, nearly all on payment plans have fallen behind

As Detroit water shutoffs are set to resume, nearly all on payment plans have fallen behind | Blogs | Detroit Metro Times:
"With tens of thousands of Detroit residents on the cusp of losing their water service last year, Mayor Mike Duggan announced a payment plan he claimed would prevent a flood of shutoffs in the city.
The plan, introduced last August, worked like this: Residents in arrears could enter into a two-year plan by paying down 10 percent of their past-due balance.
While paying the payment plan, the resident would have to continue covering their monthly bill, as well.
If the resident missed a payment, they would then have to pay 30 percent of their balance to keep their water tap running; another missed payment, they'd have to pay 50 percent of the balance.
A fourth missed payment?
You're out of luck and your service would be disconnected.
By all accounts, the "10-30-50" plan hasn't worked.
Curt Guyette, an investigative reporter for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, reported Saturday that nearly all residential accounts set up with a payment plan are 60 days past due, which, by definition of the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department, means they're at risk for shut-offs."