OH private water contractor bonds.
$600 flat. Five minutes.
Ohio requires a registered private water systems contractor to file a $20,000 surety bond with the Department of Health. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every contractor. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
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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
License and registration bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your registration
The original executed bond with power of attorney arrives ready to submit with your Department of Health registration or annual renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, 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
Ohio licenses private water systems contractors through the Department of Health — the people who drill wells, install pumps and pitless adapters, seal systems, and service private water treatment. ORC 3701.344 conditions that annual registration on a surety bond.
The bond provides financial security for the enforcement of the registration law. It guarantees that you perform work in compliance with Ohio's private water systems rules — and if you violate those rules and a customer or the public is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
New registrants carry a $20,000 bond for their first three years; contractors who have been registered for more than three years may carry a reduced $10,000 bond. The bond must stay active for as long as you are registered — we track it and notify you ahead of each annual renewal.
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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 registration today.
$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.