Maryland sewage sludge bonds.
From $125.
A Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment requires a performance bond with the application under COMAR 26.04.06.10. The amount turns on the activity, from $10,000 for hauling and marketing up to $125,000 for an in-State treatment facility. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum.
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How much does a Maryland sewage sludge bond cost?
2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Once you know which activity tier your permit falls in, this is a short application. Enter the amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with MDE:
Apply online
Your entity details, the permit number or numbers the bond covers, the bond amount for your activity tier, an effective date, and the mailing address for the original — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved & priced
Your exact premium is calculated from the amount you enter — 2% of the bond amount, with a $25 fee and a $125 minimum. Larger facility bonds may draw a brief review before issuance.
Sign and file with MDE
The executed bond arrives by email and the wet-ink original is mailed to the address you give. The principal signs the original before it is filed with the Department.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Maryland regulates sewage sludge — biosolids and septage — under Environment Article Title 9, Subtitle 2, with the operating rules in COMAR 26.04.06. A person may not treat, compost, transport, store, distribute, market, land-apply, incinerate, or run a research or innovative project with sewage sludge in the State without a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment.
The performance bond is filed with the permit application and is payable to the Department, obligating you to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit. A permittee may satisfy the requirement with liability insurance or another approved form of security instead, or by depositing cash, negotiable federal or State bonds, or other acceptable securities with the Department. Municipal landfills meeting the stated conditions, complying Class A sludge marketers, and local, State, or federal government agencies are exempt.
The amount is tiered by activity, not by revenue, and a permittee holding several permits pays a formula rather than a stack: the amount required for the first site plus 40 percent of the amount required for each additional site, capped at $200,000. The Department may release the bond once it determines all terms and conditions of the permit have been complied with. Utilization permits run up to ten years — five for agricultural, marginal land, and research projects — so plan the bond around a long term and renew before it lapses.
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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
Sign and file with MDE. The executed bond arrives by email and the wet-ink original is mailed to the address you give. The principal signs the original before it is filed with the Department.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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 your bond amount, permit numbers, the mailing address for the wet-ink original, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Premiums from $125, soft pull only. Enter your amount and file with MDE the same day. Free until issued.