Minnesota Environmental Well Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors licensed to construct, repair and seal environmental wells — monitoring wells, remediation wells and the sampling borings that go with them. The population here is environmental consulting and drilling firms rather than water-well drillers, and the register kept by the transportation department at the other end of this state layer makes the point: several of the same names carry right-of-way bonds for sampling work. A firm doing subsurface investigation in Minnesota should expect to hold this license and this bond even where it never installs a water supply. The bond runs to compliance with the well and boring chapter rather than to a contract, and it stands in lieu of other license bonds a political subdivision requires.
Obligee: Minnesota Department of Health (Well Management Section). Citation: Minn. Stat. § 103I.541, subd. 3(a) (bond — as a condition of being issued an environmental well contractor’s license, the applicant must submit a corporate surety bond for $10,000 approved by the commissioner, conditioned to pay the state on performance of work in this state that is not in compliance with the chapter or rules adopted under it; the bond is in lieu of other license bonds required by a political subdivision of the state); § 103I.541, subd. 3(b) (compensation of persons injured or suffering financial loss); § 103I.541, subd. 4 (license renewal); Minn. Stat. § 103I.541 (environmental well contractor’s registration; representative’s certification); Minn. Stat. § 103I.501 (licensing and regulation of wells and borings).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
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: Held as a condition of the environmental well contractor’s license and approved by the commissioner of health, conditioned to pay the state on work performed in Minnesota that does not comply with the well and boring chapter or its rules.
Renewal: Runs with the license and must remain on file and approved throughout; the chapter carries its own renewal subdivision for this license.
Filing
Submitted to the commissioner of health with the license application and approved by the commissioner. The sum is fixed on the face of the statute rather than stated as a floor, and no cash, certificate of deposit or letter of credit alternative appears in the chapter, so the figure renders. Corporate surety is required in terms. Note the chapter’s vocabulary when reading the section heading: the heading calls this a registration and the operative text calls it a license and requires the bond as a condition of being issued one, so a search for an environmental well contractor bond by heading alone will miss it. This line was not on either carrier list consulted for the state.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Minnesota Environmental Well Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by Minnesota Department of Health (Well Management Section) (Minn. Stat. § 103I.541, subd. 3(a) (bond — as a condition of being issued an environmental well contractor’s license, the applicant must submit a corporate surety bond for $10,000 approved by the commissioner, conditioned to pay the state on performance of work in this state that is not in compliance with the chapter or rules adopted under it; the bond is in lieu of other license bonds required by a political subdivision of the state); § 103I.541, subd. 3(b) (compensation of persons injured or suffering financial loss); § 103I.541, subd. 4 (license renewal); Minn. Stat. § 103I.541 (environmental well contractor’s registration; representative’s certification); Minn. Stat. § 103I.501 (licensing and regulation of wells and borings)). Contractors licensed to construct, repair and seal environmental wells — monitoring wells, remediation wells and the sampling borings that go with them. The population here is environmental consulting and drilling firms rather than water-well drillers, and the register kept by the transportation department at the other end of this state layer makes the point: several of the same names carry right-of-way bonds for sampling work. A firm doing subsurface investigation in Minnesota should expect to hold this license and this bond even where it never installs a water supply. The bond runs to compliance with the well and boring chapter rather than to a contract, and it stands in lieu of other license bonds a political subdivision requires.
- How much is the Minnesota Environmental Well Contractor Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Minnesota Environmental Well Contractor 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?
- Held as a condition of the environmental well contractor’s license and approved by the commissioner of health, conditioned to pay the state on work performed in Minnesota that does not comply with the well and boring chapter or its rules. Renewal: Runs with the license and must remain on file and approved throughout; the chapter carries its own renewal subdivision for this license.
- 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 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.
