SC well driller bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
South Carolina licenses well drillers through the Environmental Certification Board (LLR) and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond under S.C. Code § 40-23-280. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every driller. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License 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, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
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 Certification Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Environmental Certification Board well driller license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$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
South Carolina licenses well drillers through the Environmental Certification Board, within the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR), under S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 23. Licenses are issued by category — Environmental, Coastal, Rock, and Bored — and class. The license is conditioned on a $25,000 surety bond under § 40-23-280.
The bond stands behind your proper construction of wells and remediation of any deficiencies. After a hearing, the Board may initiate a claim against a licensee’s bond for the cost of remediation or abatement of deficiencies or losses — and the state environmental agency may do the same for deficiencies determined to be the licensee’s responsibility.
By regulation, the Board may set a bond greater or less than $25,000 if it finds that is in the public interest — so confirm your amount on your application. As of the agency reorganization on July 1, 2024, the environmental claim authority sits with the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), successor to DHEC’s environmental programs.
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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.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Bond your well driller license today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.