New Jersey site remediation bonds.
From $100.
When New Jersey requires a remediation funding source or financial assurance for a contaminated-site cleanup, a surety bond is one of the accepted mechanisms under N.J.A.C. 7:26C-5. The amount is your DEP-approved estimated remediation cost. The bond is priced from $100.
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How much does a New Jersey site remediation bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed assurance.
Environmental assurance bonds run through underwriting rather than instant issue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the site, and the DEP-approved remediation cost — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Reviewed & approved
An underwriter reviews the cost estimate and amount. The soft credit pull informs approval, never the price, and never affects your score. Larger sites may take a bit longer.
E-sign & file with NJDEP
Pay online and receive the executed bond on the required NJDEP model document, filed with a Remediation Cost Review and RFS/FA Form. Wet-ink originals provided as DEP requires.
What it is and who needs it.
What the remediation bond actually guarantees
Anyone responsible for remediating a contaminated site in New Jersey may have to establish a remediation funding source (and, in some cases, financial assurance) so the cleanup is funded even if the responsible party can’t pay. A surety bond is one of several accepted mechanisms under N.J.A.C. 7:26C-5, alongside trust funds, letters of credit, and environmental insurance.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the obligee). The bond stands behind the cost of completing the remediation — if you don’t finish the work, NJDEP can draw on the funding source. If the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The amount equals your DEP-approved estimated remediation cost (per N.J.A.C. 7:26C-5.3), and DEP requires its unmodifiable model bond document. The surety must be listed on U.S. Treasury Circular 570 and licensed in New Jersey — ours are. Enter your approved cost and your price — from $100 — is set from that amount and a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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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
E-sign & file with NJDEP. Pay online and receive the executed bond on the required NJDEP model document, filed with a Remediation Cost Review and RFS/FA Form. Wet-ink originals provided as DEP requires.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% 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, then underwriting.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. We issue on the required NJDEP model document once the cost estimate is reviewed.
Start the application →Common questions.
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File your remediation funding source.
From $100. Enter your DEP-approved cost and we issue on the NJDEP model document.