Oregon waste tire storage bonds.
From $100.
A permitted waste tire storage site in Oregon must post financial assurance with the Department of Environmental Quality so the state can clean up the site if the operator can't. A surety bond is one accepted form — DEQ sets the amount from estimated cleanup cost, and pricing is from $100. A quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score.
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How much does an Oregon waste tire storage bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your DEQ permit is waiting on financial assurance. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount DEQ set, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with DEQ
Pay online and receive the executed financial-assurance bond, naming DEQ as beneficiary, ready to file with your waste tire storage permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DEQ insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the financial assurance actually covers
Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permits waste tire storage sites and requires each one to post financial assurance. The reason is concrete: a stockpile of scrap tires is a fire and mosquito hazard, and cleaning up an abandoned pile is expensive — the state wants money set aside so taxpayers don't foot that bill.
DEQ determines the amount from the estimated cost of cleanup for the maximum number of waste passenger tire equivalents and tire-derived materials your permit allows on site. A surety bond is one accepted mechanism (along with cash, a CD, a letter of credit, or negotiable securities), and the bond must name DEQ — or a DEQ-approved party — as beneficiary.
If the site is abandoned or the operator fails to clean up, DEQ can recover against the bond to fund the cleanup. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Pricing is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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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 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.
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
E-sign & file with DEQ. Pay online and receive the executed financial-assurance bond, naming DEQ as beneficiary, ready to file with your waste tire storage permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DEQ insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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