Georgia erosion & sediment bonds.
From $100.
Before the City of Kennesaw issues a land-disturbance permit, its local issuing authority can require the applicant to post security under the bond provision of Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-7-7, capped at $3,000 per acre of disturbed land. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Georgia erosion & sediment bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard land-disturbance bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your project details, the bond amount the City set on your land-disturbance permit, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most erosion and sediment control bonds clear immediately after the soft pull — it never touches your score. Larger disturbed-acreage amounts may get a brief review.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Kennesaw land-disturbance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the erosion & sediment control bond actually guarantees
Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act lets the local issuing authority for a jurisdiction — for land-disturbing activity in Kennesaw, the City itself — require a permit before grading, clearing, grubbing, or other land-disturbing work begins. O.C.G.A. § 12-7-7 gives that authority the option to require the applicant to post security — government security, cash, or an irrevocable letter of credit — before issuing the permit; Kennesaw, like most Georgia issuing authorities, accepts a surety bond to satisfy that requirement.
The bond is a completion-and-compliance guarantee: it backs the applicant’s obligation to follow the approved erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plan and the conditions of the permit. If the site is left out of compliance, the statute lets the local issuing authority call the bond and use the proceeds to hire a contractor to stabilize the site.
The statute caps the amount at $3,000 per acre of the proposed land-disturbing activity — the City sets the actual figure for your permit within that ceiling, sized to the disturbed acreage on your site plan. Enter the amount stated on your Kennesaw land-disturbance permit; premiums are priced at 2% of that amount, $100 minimum, after a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Kennesaw land-disturbance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price — from a $100 minimum — is set at application.
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Land-disturbance permit waiting on one bond.
Premiums from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the City set and file the same day.