Kentucky water well driller bonds.
$100 flat.
Kentucky conditions a water well driller certification on a fixed $5,000 bond filed with the Division of Water — ours is $100 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Kentucky water well driller bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your certificate of deposit or escrow details if applicable, and an effective date. No financials, and no credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Division of Water
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your well driller certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kentucky certifies water well drillers — anyone who operates well-drilling equipment, drills or drives wells, or installs and repairs water-well pumping equipment — through the Division of Water in the Energy and Environment Cabinet. The certification is conditioned on a $5,000 performance bond running to the Commonwealth.
The bond is a well-construction-standards guarantee: it backs your obligation to drill and construct wells in compliance with Kentucky's water-well construction standards, which protect groundwater from contamination. If you violate those standards, the harmed party — including the state — can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A certificate of deposit or cash bond can be posted in lieu of surety, but most drillers use the bond because it ties up no cash. We issue it at $100 flat, with no credit check.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Division of Water. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your well driller certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.