Sanitary Sewer Connection ($10,000) Bond - Seymour, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

A $10,000 sewer connection bond lets the Town of Seymour issue a connection permit without holding your cash. You pay a premium, the surety stands behind the work in the street and the lateral, and the original bond goes to the town with your permit paperwork.

Seymour, Connecticut requires a $10,000 surety bond in connection with sanitary sewer connections to the town system. The town's sewer system is run by the Seymour Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) at 723 Derby Avenue Ext. The bond names the town as obligee and protects it if the connection work, trench or road surface is left defective or unrepaired.

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How to Apply for a Sanitary Sewer Connection ($10,000) Bond:

• Confirm with the Seymour WPCA whether the bond should be issued per connection or as a continuing contractor bond.
• Ask whether the town supplies its own bond form and get a copy before applying.
• Provide the legal name of the contractor or business exactly as it will appear on the permit.
• Owner or principal name, home address and Social Security number for the surety's credit review.
• Pay the premium and receive the signed $10,000 bond.
• Deliver the original bond to the WPCA with the sewer connection permit application.

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Who usually posts it

The $10,000 bond is posted by whoever is doing the physical work of tying a building into the public sewer, which is most often the excavating or plumbing contractor rather than the property owner. If you are an owner hiring out the job, ask your contractor whether they already carry this bond with the town before you buy one yourself.

Who runs the program

Sewer service in Seymour is overseen by the Water Pollution Control Authority. The plant itself is operated under contract by Veolia Water North America, but permits, rules and connection approvals belong to the WPCA. The authority meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 PM at Seymour Town Hall, 1 First Street.

What the bond guarantees

A sewer connection bond is a performance and compliance guarantee. It assures the town that the connection is made to its standards, that any excavation in a town street or right of way is backfilled and restored, and that the town is reimbursed if it has to step in and fix the work. If the town makes a valid claim, the surety pays it and then seeks repayment from the contractor who bought the bond.

Before the bond is issued

The town's connection rules are not published on the WPCA web page, so call the WPCA at (203) 735-0288 before ordering the bond. Confirm the exact obligee wording, whether the town uses its own bond form, and whether the bond is required per connection or as a continuing bond covering all of a contractor's work in town.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Sanitary Sewer Connection ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $10,000.
• Town of Seymour, acting through its Water Pollution Control Authority, as obligee unless the town specifies other wording.
• Surety company authorized to write bonds in Connecticut.
• Principal name on the bond matching the permit applicant.
• Premium set by the surety after reviewing the principal's credit and business history.

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