Snohomish erosion control bonds.
From $125.
Snohomish County conditions land-disturbing and grading permits on an erosion control performance bond that guarantees you install and maintain erosion and sediment controls. The County sets the amount — pricing is 3% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, assessed via one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Snohomish erosion control bond cost?
3% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score; your price is set by the 3% + $25 fee formula, $125 minimum. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the County
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with Snohomish County Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the erosion control bond actually guarantees
Snohomish County regulates land disturbance, grading, and clearing through Public Works and conditions those permits on an erosion control performance bond. The bond is a completion-and-maintenance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to install and maintain erosion and sediment controls so soil does not wash off your site into County drainage and waterways.
If you fail to keep the controls in place — or to remove and stabilize the site when the work is done — the County can draw on the bond to do it. It protects County drainage infrastructure and downstream water quality from the consequences of an unstabilized site.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the County, you repay the surety. This bond carries a one-time soft credit pull, which never affects your score and informs pricing and approval. Pricing is 3% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, with a $125 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 carrier issues this bond for a single one-year term; the term cannot be changed 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
E-sign & file with the County. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with Snohomish County Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 3% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
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.
Start the application →Common questions.
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The County is waiting on one document.
Pricing of 3% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee ($125 minimum), soft pull only. Enter the County amount and e-sign in 1–2 business days.