OH brine transportation bonds.
$150 flat. Five minutes.
A certified brine transporter in Ohio must file a $15,000 surety bond with the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223. Ours is $150 flat, the same for every hauler. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Your brine-transporter certification is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your transporter details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Division of Oil & Gas
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your brine transportation certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates oil-and-gas brine — the saltwater byproduct of drilling — through the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. A person who transports brine for hire must be certified, and under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223 a brine transporter posts a $15,000 surety bond along with at least $600,000 of liability insurance.
The bond is an environmental and compliance guarantee: it backs the transporter's duties under Chapter 1509 — proper handling, transport, and disposal of brine — so that spills, illegal dumping, or other violations don't fall on the public. If a violation causes a recoverable loss, the state can claim against the bond up to $15,000.
It is not insurance for you. The separate $600,000 liability policy handles third-party injury and damage; this bond backs your compliance with the brine-transport rules. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$150 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.