North Carolina Solid Waste Management Facility Surety Bond (Landfill Bond)

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Bond Penalty: Closure and Post-closure amounts set by 15A NCAC

North Carolina solid waste management facilities are subject to strict regulatory oversight under 15A NCAC 13B, including the requirement to maintain valid financial assurance mechanisms. Among the approved instruments are Surety Performance Bonds and Surety Payment Bonds, which provide critical guarantees for closure, post-closure care, and corrective actions. Surety One, Inc. offers tailored bonding solutions that comply fully with the North Carolina Division of Waste Management's Solid Waste Section bonding forms and financial assurance guidelines.

A North Carolina DEQ Performance Bond guarantees that a facility operator (the Principal) will carry out the closure, post-closure care, and any corrective action obligations in accordance with the facility’s approved plan and permit conditions.

Per the North Carolina DEQ Solid Waste Financial Assurance Requirements, this bond must:

  • Reflect the current cost estimates for closure, post-closure care, and/or corrective action. (with, effective January 1, 2025, the inflation factor price deflator/multiplier = 1.024)
  • Remain in effect unless replaced by approved alternative assurance;
  • Allow for annual cost adjustments without increasing the bond by more than 20% per year without Division approval.

A North Caroilina DEQ Payment Bond guarantees that the facility operator will fund the standby trust to cover closure and post-closure costs upon demand by the Division or in accordance with enforcement actions. The bond ensures that public funds are not burdened with the cost of facility remediation in the event of operator default.

Key features include:

  • Covers both closure and post-closure care costs;
  • Requires funding of a standby trust fund within 15 days of final order or enforcement;
  • Must remain active unless replaced or officially terminated by the Division. (FYI - This bond is NOT unilaterally cancelable.)

Why Choose Surety One, Inc.?

Surety One, Inc. is a nationally recognized leader in surety bond underwriting, trusted by thousands of clients across environmental sectors to deliver timely, compliant surety bonding solutions. When it comes to environmental surety, particularly for regulated sectors like solid waste management, we bring a unique depth of experience that ensures your bond is not only issued quickly, but structured properly to meet all state-specific closure and post-closure bonding requirements. We understand that compliance deadlines can be unforgiving. That’s why we offer immediate quotes and expedited bond issuance for this difficult class of surety bond, allowing YOU to avoid delays in permitting and/or enforcement actions. Our underwriters are well-versed in North Carolina’s environmental regulations and have long-standing familiarity with the specific language of the obligations required by the Division of Waste Management. We are also fluent in Super Fund issues that can arise with landfill operations. With approximately three decades of experience serving operators, contractors and facility operators, we have built working relationships with regulators and permitting authorities. These relationships help smooth the approval process and reduce the friction that often comes with state-level compliance. We offer both surety and fidelity bonds needed by MSWLs in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Questions about a landfill bond? Call us at (800) 373-2804, email us at Underwriting@SuretyOne.com or click here for live chat.

Surety bond application review and quoting are free of charge. There is no obligation to purchase.

What We Need From You

Additional Attachments

  • Business Financial Statements - Two Consecutive Years
    *Business financial statements must be complete (i.e., cover letter, balance sheet, P&L/statement of cash flows, notes to statement, etc.)
  • Liability Insurance Certificate
    *If the policy has any environmental hazard enhancements, make sure that we are aware of them.
  • Copy of the Closure/Post-closure Plan
    *Including a breakdown of the figures and how the bond(s) must be allocated. (Can be incorporated in to the questionnaire or separate schedule if you wish.)
  • Copy of all correspondence between the obligee and principal and current financial assurance mechanism.