The Marietta Board of Lights and Water (the BLW) provides Marietta with electric, water, and sewer service, and will accept a surety bond in place of a large cash deposit. The BLW sets the amount; pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly. Enter that figure and your price appears in the application.
















No underwriting queue for this utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the BLW. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the deposit amount the BLW quoted, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve and issue the moment you pay.
Submit the executed bond to the Marietta Board of Lights and Water in place of your cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
The Marietta Board of Lights and Water is the city-owned utility that supplies electric, water, and sewer service across Marietta. Like most municipal utilities, the BLW asks commercial accounts for a security deposit — and it will accept a utility deposit surety bond in place of that cash.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Marietta Board of Lights and Water (the obligee). The bond guarantees payment of your utility bills; if the account goes unpaid, the BLW can recover against the bond up to its penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the BLW, you repay the surety. The advantage is cash flow: you pay a premium priced at 2% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum, rather than locking up the full deposit. We issue the amount the BLW set; the application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
Submit the application with the deposit amount the Marietta BLW quoted — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Pricing from $100. Enter the deposit amount and file the same day.