Lucas County sewer tapper bonds.
$250 flat.
Lucas County requires every licensed sewer tapper to file a $50,000 bond with the Sanitary Engineer's office before tapping into the county sanitary sewer. Ours is $250 flat — the price our carrier sets for this bond, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Lucas County sewer tapper bond cost?
$250 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tapper bonds are about 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 follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Tapper license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Sanitary Engineer
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Lucas County Sanitary Engineer for your tapper license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A sewer tapper bond is a public-works performance guarantee. When you cut into the Lucas County sanitary sewer to make a connection, the county wants a financial backstop that the tap is done to its specifications and that any damage to county infrastructure or the public right-of-way is repaired.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Lucas County through its Sanitary Engineer (the obligee). If a tapper damages the sewer system, leaves a defective connection, or fails to restore the site, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Tappers who do clean work and restore the site treat the bond as a license formality, and we track the renewal so your filing stays continuous.
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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 $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Sanitary Engineer. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Lucas County Sanitary Engineer for your tapper license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.