Oakland County soil erosion bonds.
From $100.
Oakland County's Water Resources Commissioner can require a performance bond for a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control permit under Part 91 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Commissioner sets the amount to the scope of your earth change; premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Oakland County soil erosion bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard SESC permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Water Resources Commissioner set on your permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only, and most permit bonds at this size issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Water Resources Commissioner
Submit the executed bond with your SESC permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the soil erosion bond actually covers
Oakland County administers Part 91 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451, as amended) as a county enforcing agency — counties are mandated by statute to administer and enforce Part 91 where a city, village, or township has not adopted its own approved ordinance. A Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (SESC) permit from the Water Resources Commissioner is required for an earth change disturbing more than one acre, or an earth change of any size within 500 feet of a lake, stream, wetland, or county drain.
The bond is a performance guarantee that you will install and maintain the erosion and sediment control measures shown in your approved plan — silt fence, stabilization, inlet protection — for the life of the project. If the measures fail or you abandon the site without stabilizing it, the county can draw on the bond to complete the corrective work.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and Oakland County (the obligee), with adjacent property owners and waters of the state as the protected interest. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Enter the amount your permit sets; premiums start from $100 and the application includes a credit consent authorizing a soft pull only.
You need this bond if you are
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
File with the Water Resources Commissioner. Submit the executed bond with your SESC permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 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 on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields, including the permit amount the Water Resources Commissioner set and a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
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Clear your SESC permit condition today.
From $100, soft pull only. Enter your permit amount and file with the county the same day.