Genesee County permit bonds.
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Before you disturb an acre of ground — or work within 500 feet of a lake or stream — in Genesee County, Michigan, the Genesee County Drain Commissioner's office, acting as the county enforcing agency under Part 91 of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, can condition your soil erosion and sedimentation control permit on a bond. This bond is tied to one named project, not a blanket filing. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only.
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No underwriting queue for the standard project-specific soil erosion bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the County set on your permit, the earth-disturbing work the permit describes, and the effective date — plus a one-time credit consent.
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Most applications clear quickly. The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score, and no hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
File with Genesee County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit to the Genesee County Drain Commissioner's Permits and Construction Department. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the soil erosion permit bond actually covers
Michigan's soil erosion and sedimentation control program is set out in Part 91 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), MCL 324.9101 et seq. Counties are mandated by statute to administer and enforce Part 91, and the Genesee County Board of Commissioners has designated a county enforcing agency — the Genesee County Drain Commissioner's office — to review soil erosion and sedimentation control plans, issue permits, and require financial assurance such as a compliance bond or letter of credit where the plan calls for it.
A permit is generally required for earth-changing work disturbing an acre or more of land, or work within 500 feet of a lake or stream. This bond is filed against a specific permit for a named project — the application asks what kind of construction the disturbance involves — rather than a standing blanket bond that covers every job a contractor takes on.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Genesee County (the obligee). The bond guarantees you install and maintain the erosion and sedimentation controls your approved plan calls for and stabilize the disturbed site. If you abandon the project without doing so, the County can draw on the bond to finish the work — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. It is a performance guarantee, not insurance for you.
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One application, then a quick review.
These are the actual issuing fields, including the earth-disturbing work your permit describes and a one-time credit consent. The consent authorizes a soft pull only.
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2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day. Free until issued.