# Pennsylvania — winter shutoff moratorium for water distribution utilities

For Pennsylvania, citation is 52 Pa. Code § 56.100; moratorium window is December 1 through March 31; covered utilities is Water distribution utilities, verified against its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** 52 Pa. Code § 56.100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Moratorium window:** December 1 through March 31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered utilities:** Water distribution utilities _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) Water distribution utilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, during the period of December 1 through March 31, water distribution utilities subject to this subchapter may not terminate heat related service between December 1 and March 31 except as provided in this section or § 56.98 (relating to immediate termination for unauthorized use, fraud, tampering or tariff violations).

## Source

- https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter56/s56.100.html&d=reduce

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state](https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/).