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Oregon landowner water well bonds.
$100 flat.
The smaller of Oregon's landowner well bonds — a $5,000 bond filed with the Water Resources Department before you construct, alter, or abandon a well on your own land. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. One soft credit pull, never a hit to your score.
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Three steps to your permit.
Your landowner well permit waits on this bond. Here's the whole process:
Apply once, online
Business or property-owner details 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. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Water Resources Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your landowner well construction permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed when the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
This is the $5,000 version of Oregon's landowner water well bond. The Water Resources Commission lets a landowner construct, alter, convert, or abandon a well on their own land without a constructor's license — but a landowner permit and a bond must be on file first. The bond is a compliance guarantee that the work meets Oregon's well-construction standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Oregon (the obligee). If the work violates ORS 537.505 to 537.795 or the Commission's rules and harms someone, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The Water Resources Department's rules reference both a $10,000 and a $5,000 figure depending on the permit. Use the amount your permit application names — if it calls for $5,000, this is the page. If you're unsure, send us the permit and we'll confirm.
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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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Oregon bonds.
Your well permit waits on one document.
$100 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.