The Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District — the quasi-municipal water and sewer district in Lakewood — conditions a contractor permit on a $25,000 surety bond for work tapping into or excavating in its system. Ours is $750 flat, a clean 3% of the bond amount.
















Permit bonds like this are simple. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed permit bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District before you start work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
The Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District (GMWSD) is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision located within the City of Lakewood, serving roughly 18,500 taps across about nine square miles. It conditions a contractor permit on a $25,000 surety bond for work that taps into or excavates in its water and sewer system.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with District specifications and your restoration of any infrastructure or right-of-way you disturb while connecting to or working on its system.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the District on a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to District specs and restore the site treat the bond as a permit formality.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.