Delaware County sewer tapper bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Delaware County requires a $5,000 surety bond to register as a sewer tapper — the contractor who connects private service lines to the county's public sewer. At a flat 3% that math is $150, but our minimum premium is $275, so $275 is the price, the same for everyone.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the county
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Delaware County sewer tapper registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275 — so $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Delaware County operates the public sewer system serving much of the county and registers the contractors — sewer tappers — who connect private service lines to its public mains. As a condition of that registration, it requires a $5,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Delaware County (the obligee). The bond guarantees that taps and connections are made to the county's standards and that any damage to the public system is repaired.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim on a defective tap or unrepaired damage, you repay the surety. Tappers who work to county standards treat the bond as a registration formality, and we track renewals so yours stays continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.