NW Water & Sewer tapper bonds.
$125 flat.
The Northwestern Water & Sewer District requires every licensed sewer tapper to file a $25,000 bond naming the District as obligee for the current license year. Ours is $125 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 an NW Water & Sewer tapper bond cost?
$125 at the $25,000 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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Tapper license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the District
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Northwestern Water & Sewer District tapper application or renewal. 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 tap into the Northwestern Water & Sewer District's sanitary or storm system, the District wants a financial backstop that the connection meets its rules and regulations and that any damage to District infrastructure is made right.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the Northwestern Water & Sewer District (the obligee). If a tapper leaves a defective connection, violates the District's rules, or damages the system, the District can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The tapper license expires at the end of each calendar year, so the District wants the bond (or a continuation certificate) on file to renew — we track that for you.
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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 $25,000 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 District. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Northwestern Water & Sewer District tapper application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.