GA water well contractor bonds.
$900. Five minutes.
A Georgia water well drilling contractor files a $30,000 performance bond with the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (EPD), before being licensed. Ours is $900 flat — exactly 3% of the bond amount, the same for everyone.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are straightforward. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the EPD
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Environmental Protection Division license application. Note EPD water-well bonds run on a term ending June 30. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$30,000 bond × 3% = $900, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia licenses water well and drilling contractors through the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division (EPD) under the Water Well Standards Act (O.C.G.A. § 12-5-120 et seq.). A contractor must post a $30,000 surety bond before being licensed and registered.
The bond is a performance guarantee: it ensures the contractor performs the duties and follows the construction standards and procedures the Act requires — protecting groundwater and the property owners who depend on a properly built well. The Director of the EPD is the obligee.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. EPD water-well bonds run on a term ending June 30, so your actual coverage period may be longer or shorter than a calendar year depending on your effective date. Pump-installer certification carries its own separate $20,000 bond.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$900 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.