Maryland Water Pump and Water Conditioner Installer Bond
What it is & who requires it
Any person licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers as a water pump installer or a water conditioner installer. Both license types carry the same $2,000 aggregate surety bond (plus property-damage insurance), required before licensure and maintained while practicing.
Obligee: Maryland Board of Well Drillers (Maryland Department of the Environment). Citation: COMAR 26.05.02.05A(3); Environment Article, Title 14 (Board of Well Drillers), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $2,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Period of liability runs 2 years after submission of the last accepted well completion report; held until any outstanding claim resolves and the 2-year period passes.
Renewal: Maintained continuously while licensed — the Board suspends the license of any licensee who becomes unbonded.
Filing
A water pump installer or water conditioner installer licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers must file a surety bond with the Board before licensure and keep it in force while practicing; the two license types share the same requirement. The bond’s period of liability runs two years after the last accepted well completion report, and the Board suspends the license of any installer who becomes unbonded. Required under COMAR 26.05.02.05A(3) and the Environment Article, Title 14.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-06-23).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Maryland Water Pump and Water Conditioner Installer Bond?
- It’s required by Maryland Board of Well Drillers (Maryland Department of the Environment) (COMAR 26.05.02.05A(3); Environment Article, Title 14 (Board of Well Drillers), Annotated Code of Maryland). Any person licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers as a water pump installer or a water conditioner installer. Both license types carry the same $2,000 aggregate surety bond (plus property-damage insurance), required before licensure and maintained while practicing.
- How much is the Maryland Water Pump and Water Conditioner Installer Bond?
- The bond amount is $2,000.
- How do I get the Maryland Water Pump and Water Conditioner Installer Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Period of liability runs 2 years after submission of the last accepted well completion report; held until any outstanding claim resolves and the 2-year period passes. Renewal: Maintained continuously while licensed — the Board suspends the license of any licensee who becomes unbonded.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-06-23); the source link is on this page.
