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. Ours is $100 flat, the same for everyone.
















Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section to fill out.
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
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.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.