Utah Land Disturbance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors, developers and site-work firms in Utah who clear, grade, excavate or otherwise disturb ground under a municipal or county land-disturbance, grading or storm-water permit. Utah jurisdictions bond this work to guarantee that erosion and sediment controls are installed and maintained, that the disturbed area is stabilized, and that the city or county is not left to clean up sediment tracked into the street or discharged into the storm drain. The threshold at which the permit and its security engage is usually tied to the acreage disturbed, and it sits alongside the state and federal storm-water permitting that applies to the same site.
Obligee: Utah city and county engineering, public-works and storm-water departments (general-use land-disturbance / erosion-control product). Citation: Utah municipal and county land-disturbance, grading and storm-water ordinances (multi-obligee) — e.g. West Valley City Municipal Code Title 18 (Storm Water Management), Orem City Code Ch. 23 (Storm Water), Salt Lake County Code Title 17 (Flood Control and Water Quality).
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
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 until the disturbed ground is stabilized and the permanent storm-water controls are accepted; jurisdictions commonly hold part of the security through an establishment period afterwards.
Renewal: Per permit, released as the site is stabilized and the controls are accepted.
Filing
Filed with the Utah city or county engineering, public-works or storm-water department that issues your land-disturbance, grading or storm-water permit. Utah jurisdictions differ in what they will accept and how they size it — some require a bond, others will take cash, an escrow account or a letter of credit, and most set the amount against the engineer’s estimate of the cost of installing and maintaining the controls and stabilizing the site rather than publishing a fixed sum — so the obligee and the exact amount are confirmed when you apply. It is released as the site is stabilized and the permanent controls are accepted. Where your work is also in the right-of-way, the excavation or right-of-way permit bond is a separate obligation.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Utah city and county engineering, public-works and storm-water departments (general-use land-disturbance / erosion-control product) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Utah Land Disturbance Bond?
- It’s required by Utah city and county engineering, public-works and storm-water departments (general-use land-disturbance / erosion-control product) (Utah municipal and county land-disturbance, grading and storm-water ordinances (multi-obligee) — e.g. West Valley City Municipal Code Title 18 (Storm Water Management), Orem City Code Ch. 23 (Storm Water), Salt Lake County Code Title 17 (Flood Control and Water Quality)). Contractors, developers and site-work firms in Utah who clear, grade, excavate or otherwise disturb ground under a municipal or county land-disturbance, grading or storm-water permit. Utah jurisdictions bond this work to guarantee that erosion and sediment controls are installed and maintained, that the disturbed area is stabilized, and that the city or county is not left to clean up sediment tracked into the street or discharged into the storm drain. The threshold at which the permit and its security engage is usually tied to the acreage disturbed, and it sits alongside the state and federal storm-water permitting that applies to the same site.
- How much is the Utah Land Disturbance Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Utah Land Disturbance 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 until the disturbed ground is stabilized and the permanent storm-water controls are accepted; jurisdictions commonly hold part of the security through an establishment period afterwards. Renewal: Per permit, released as the site is stabilized and the controls are accepted.
- 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?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
