Oregon sewage disposal bonds.
$150 flat.
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality requires a sewage disposal service business to file a $15,000 bond for an installer or installer/pumper license under ORS 454.695. Ours is $150 flat — issued instantly, with the application collecting no credit check.
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How much does an Oregon sewage disposal bond cost?
$150 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
The DEQ onsite license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
The $15,000 sewage disposal bond typically issues right after purchase.
File with DEQ
DEQ wants the original sealed and signed bond — we mail it to the DEQ Onsite program with your licensing paperwork, and email your executed copy.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sewage disposal bond covers
Oregon requires a business that installs or pumps on-site sewage disposal systems (septic systems) to be licensed by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), under ORS 454.695 and the onsite rules in OAR Chapter 340. The license is conditioned on a surety bond.
The penal sum is $15,000 for each installer or installer/pumper license, and $5,000 for a pumper-only license. The bond stands behind your compliance with the on-site sewage disposal standards — if you violate them and DEQ or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond.
DEQ wants the original sealed and signed bond on file, issued to the exact business name you registered with the Secretary of State. We issue the $15,000 installer/pumper bond at $150 flat, with no credit check in the application; if you hold a pumper-only license, tell us and we’ll price the $5,000 version 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 $15,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 DEQ. DEQ wants the original sealed and signed bond — we mail it to the DEQ Onsite program with your licensing paperwork, and email your executed copy.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $15,000 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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$150 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.