NW Water & Sewer tapper bonds.
$750 flat. Five minutes.
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 $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every contractor. Five-minute application, no credit check.
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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 credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Tapper license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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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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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Finish your tapper license today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.