Greetings!
QUESTION
The task is to find the names and phone numbers of Chief Plumbing
Inspectors for all 50 States.
ANSWER
Another researcher has already pointed out that some states may not
use the title "Chief Plumbing Inspector". Other titles, such as
"State Plumbing Inspector" or "State Mechanical Inspector", may be
used. Some states may not have such responsibility at the state
level, but rather a list of approved local inspectors. For every
state, however, there is either a Chief Plumbing Inspector, or a
person with different title but equivalent responsibility, or a state
government official who is in charge of overseeing plumbing
inspectors.
The names and phone numbers (and email address if listed) of "Chief
Plumbing Inspectors" (or the closest equivalent, or the closest point
of contact) for all 50 states are listed below:
Alabama * James Norton, Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examiner, (205)
945-4857, staff@pgfb.state.al.us
Alaska * Richard Mastriano, Director Mechanical Inspections, (907)
269-4904, richard.mastriano@labor.state.ak.us
Arizona * Roger Bema, Manager Bulding Services, (602) 542-1954
Arkansas * Bob Higginbottom, Plumbing Services, (501) 661-2642
California * Stan Nishimura, Director Building Standards, (916)
263-0916, cbsc@dgs.ca.gov
Colorado * Don Watts, State Plumbing Inspector (Supervisor), (303)
894-2991, plumbing@dora.state.co.us
Connecticut * Christopher R. Laux, State Building Inspector,
860-685-8310, Christopher.Laux@po.state.ct.us
Delaware * Jerry W. Jones, State Housing Code Enforcement, (302)
739-4263
Florida * Anthony B. Spivey, Director Building Code Inspectors,
850-487-1395, aspivey@dbpr.state.fl.us
Georgia * Michael Lindsey, Building Codes, 404-679-4845,
mlindsey@dca.state.ga.us
Hawaii * Charlene Tamanaha, Electricians and Plumbers Board, (808)
586-2705
Idaho * Dave Munroe, Dir Business Safety, (208) 332-7100,
dmunroe@dbs.state.id.us
Illinois * Jerry B. Crabtree, Building Commission, 217-557-7500,
jcrabtre@ibc.state.il.us
Indiana * Dan Willis, Boiler & Pressure Vessel Safety, 317-232-1921,
dwillis@sema.state.in.us
Iowa * Steven K. Young, Director Inspections and Appeals, (515)
281-5457
Kansas * Bruce Pfeiffer, Chief Plumbing Inspector, 785-296-6280
Kentucky * Steven Allen Milby, Plumbing Division, (502) 573-0397
Louisiana * Andy Anderson, Mechanical Safety, 225-925-7045,
aanderson@dps.state.la.us
Maine * Brent Lawson, State Plumbing Inspector, (207) 287-5689,
brent.lawson@state.me.us
Maryland * Richard W. Foland, Chief Plumbing Inspector, (301)
694-1094, rfoland@fredco-md.net
Massachusetts * Thomas L. Rogers, Chief of Inspections, (617)
727-7532, Tom.Rogers@state.ma.us
Michigan * Jim Perry, Building Code, Plumbing Division,
517-322-1325, jperry@michigan.gov
Minnesota * Gary Topp, Supervisor, Plumbing & Engineering Program,
651-215-0841, ehweb@health.state.mn.us
Mississippi * Norman Brooks, Board of Contractors, 601-354-6161,
msboc@mail.msboc.state.ms.us
Missouri * Rodger Fitzwater, Professional Registrations, 751-0039,
profreg@mail.state.mo.us
Montana * Jon Dilliard, Bureau Chief Septic Waste, (406) 444-4400,
jdilliard@state.mt.us
Nebraska * James Allgood, Reg. & Licensure, (402)435-6588,
jim.allgood@hhss.state.ne.us
Nevada * Greg L. Erny, Architecture Board, (702) 486-7300,
nsbaidrd@govmail.state.nv.us
New Hampshire * Mark Hilbert, Chief Electrical Inspector, (603)
271-3748, commweb@state.nh.us
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This is a good example to illustrate the strategy. There is no
plumbing-related job in this state government. At least, it is not
listed as such. Mark Hilbert is the Chief Electrical Inspector. He
may be, or surely knows who is, the Chief Plumbing Inspector.
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New Jersey * Tom Pitcherello, Plumbing&Mechanical, 609-984-7609,
tpitcherello@dca.state.nj.us
New Mexico * Thomas C. Turney, State Engineer, 505-827-6175 or
505-827-6160
New York * James Banahan, Engineer & Pilot Public Vessels,
518-473-0836
North Carolina * Jim Hayes, Public Water Supply, 919-715-0924,
Jim.Hayes@ncmail.net or deh.service@ncmail.net
North Dakota * Dale Frink, State Engineer/Water, (701) 328-4942,
dfrink@swc.state.nd.us
Ohio * Roger B. Booker, State Architect, 614-644-7969,
roger.booker@das.state.oh.us
Oklahoma * Boyd West, Construction Industries Board, 405-271-5217
Oregon * Terry Swisher, Chief Plumbing Inspector, 503-373-7488,
Terry.L.SWISHER@state.or.us
Pennsylvania * David E. Hess, Environmental Protection,
717-787-2814, depinfo@state.pa.us
Rhode Island * Jan H. Reitsma, Environmental Management,
401-222-6800, rsantoro@dem.state.ri.us
South Carolina * John Abernathy, Health And Environmental Control,
803-896-6396
South Dakota * Michael Richards, Director State Plumbing, (605)
773-3429, mike.richards@state.sd.us
Tennessee * Dave McCollum, Dir Div Consumer Affairs, (615) 741-4737,
dca@mail.state.tn.us
Texas * Vernon H. Emken, Chief Plumbing Examiner, (512) 458-2145
Utah * Dan Jones, Occp & Prof Licensing, 801 530-6720,
dsjones@utah.gov
Vermont * Gerald Garrow, Chief Plumbing Inspector, (802) 786-5841,
gerald.garrow@labind.state.vt.us
Virginia * Dawne S. Cooper, Professional Licensing, (804) 367-2194,
cooper@dpor.state.va.us
Washington * George A. Twiss, Exec Dir Prof Licensing, 360-664-1565,
gtwiss@dol.wa.gov
West Virginia * Lex Lewis, Arch Reg Board, 304-528-5825,
lewilex@wvnvm.wvnet.edu
Wisconsin * Oscar Herrera, Regulation & Licensing, (608) 266-8609,
oscar.herrera@drl.state.wi.us or web@drl.state.wi.us
Wyoming * Patrick T. Tyrrell, State Engineer, (307) 777-6150,
seoleg@state.wy.us
District of Columbia * Jerry N. Johnson, DC Water & Sewer Authority,
202-787-2000
SOURCES FOR STATE PLUMBING INSPECTORS
The state URLs are listed, followed by the specific URL(s) for state
plumbing inspector information:
Alabama * http://www.state.al.us/
-- http://www.alabama.gov/directory_detail.aspx?m=1&idtype=2&id=PGF&d=1
-- http://www.alabama.gov/employee.aspx?m=1
Alaska * http://www.state.ak.us/
-- http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/03OMB/budget/Labor/comp346.pdf
Arizona * http://www.state.az.us/
-- http://azdirect.state.az.us/Agencys%20100402.pdf
Arkansas * http://www.state.ar.us/
-- http://www.state.ar.us/directory/batch/services.txt
-- http://www.state.ar.us/directory/batch/personnel.txt
-- http://www.healthyarkansas.com/services/services_eh1_all.html#Plumbing
California * http://www.ca.gov/
-- http://www.bsc.ca.gov/abt_bsc/abt_stff.html
Colorado * http://www.state.co.us/
-- http://www.dora.state.co.us/plumbing/insp&perm.htm
Connecticut * http://www.state.ct.us/
-- http://www.state.ct.us/dps/DFEBS/OSBI/contact.htm
Delaware * http://www.state.de.us/
-- http://www2.state.de.us/dsha/offices_frame.htm
Florida * http://www.state.fl.us/
-- http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/buildc/bc_index.shtml
Georgia * http://www.state.ga.us/
-- http://www.dca.state.ga.us/stafflist/search.asp
Hawaii * http://www.hawaii.gov/
-- http://www.state.hi.us/lrb/dir/dcca.pdf
Idaho * http://www.state.id.us/
-- http://www2.state.id.us/dbs/dbs_index.html
-- http://www2.state.id.us/search/EmployeesL-R-2002.pdf
Illinois * http://www.state.il.us/
-- http://www.illbc.org/BRD/BRDReqDetail.asp?ReqID=16
Indiana * http://www.state.in.us/
-- http://www.in.gov/sema/osbc_boiler.html
-- http://www.in.gov/serv/sic_phonebook
Iowa * http://www.state.ia.us/
-- http://www.state.ia.us/government/dia/
Kansas * http://www.state.ks.us/
-- http://da.state.ks.us/phonebook/
-- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/32800min.pdf
Kentucky * http://www.state.ky.us/
-- http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/cppr/dhbc/telephonedirectory.htm
Louisiana * http://www.state.la.us/
-- http://www.dps.state.la.us/sfm/contactus.htm
Maine * http://www.state.me.us/
-- http://www.state.me.us/dhs/eng/plumb/about%20us.htm
Maryland * http://www.state.md.us/
-- http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/36loc/fr/html/fre.html
Massachusetts * http://www.state.ma.us/
-- http://www.state.ma.us/bbrs/index2.htm
Michigan * http://www.state.mi.us/
-- http://www.michigan.gov/cis/
Minnesota * http://www.state.mn.us/
-- http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/plumbing/
Mississippi * http://www.state.ms.us/
-- http://dsitspe01.its.state.ms.us/its/webphone.nsf/ByAgency?OpenView&Start=1&Count=9999&Expand=16#16
Missouri * http://www.state.mo.us/
-- http://www.ded.state.mo.us/regulatorylicensing/professionalregistration/pdfs/staff
Montana * http://www.state.mt.us/
-- http://www.deq.state.mt.us/staffdir.asp#csb
Nebraska * http://www.state.ne.us/
-- http://vmhost.cdp.state.ne.us:97/phsearch.html
Nevada * http://www.state.nv.us/
-- http://telephone.state.nv.us/directory/employees/
New Hampshire * http://www.state.nh.us/
-- http://silver.state.nv.us/sitemap.htm#State%20Government
New Jersey * http://www.state.nj.us/
-- http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmed.htm#mas6
New Mexico * http://www.state.nm.us/
-- http://www.seo.state.nm.us/
New York * http://www.state.ny.us/
-- http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/telecom/Functional/default.asp
North Carolina * http://www.state.nc.us/
-- http://www.enr.state.nc.us/html/rules.html
-- http://www.state.nc.us/phone/
-- http://www.state.nc.us/email/
North Dakota * http://www.state.nd.us/
-- http://www.swc.state.nd.us/4DLink/4dcgi/staffdirectory
Ohio * http://www.state.oh.us/
-- http://www.ohio.gov/das/gsd/sao/sao.html
Oklahoma * http://www.state.ok.us/
-- http://www.health.state.ok.us/cib/
Oregon * http://www.state.or.us/
-- http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/bcd/boards/pdfs/plumbing/122101m.pdf
-- http://www.oregonbcd.org/directory/contactus/contactus.html
Pennsylvania * http://www.state.pa.us/
-- http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/phone.htm
Rhode Island * http://www.state.ri.us/
-- http://www.state.ri.us/dem/contact/index.htm
South Carolina * http://www.state.sc.us/
-- http://www.state.sc.us/phone/statephone.html
South Dakota * http://www.state.sd.us/
-- http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/plumbing/Plum-H.htm
Tennessee * http://www.state.tn.us/
-- http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/
Texas * http://www.state.tx.us/
-- http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.html
-- http://www.tsbpe.state.tx.us/
Utah * http://www.state.ut.us/
-- http://web.state.ut.us/cgi/phone/phone.bat
Vermont * http://www.state.vt.us/
-- http://www.state.vt.us/labind/names2.htm#Fire%20Prevention
Virginia * http://www.state.va.us/
-- http://www.employees.state.va.us/directory-results.cfm
Washington * http://access.wa.gov/
-- http://www.dol.wa.gov/engineers/engfront.htm
West Virginia * http://www.state.wv.us/
-- http://www.state.wv.us/directory/default.htm
Wisconsin * http://www.state.wi.us/
-- http://badger.state.wi.us/sowdir/phonedir.shtml
Wyoming * http://www.state.wy.us/
-- http://seo.state.wy.us/
District of Columbia * http://www.dc.gov/
Suggestion:
You may wish to contact the American Society of Plumbing Engineers
(ASPE), 8614 Catalpa Avenue, Suite 1007, Chicago, IL 60656-1116,
phone: (773) 693-ASPE, email: info@aspe.org, for more info about
plumbing practices and regulations in the various states.
SEARCH STRATEGY
1. Use the "Worldwide Governments on the WWW" directory to find the
state level URLs for each state government.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/us.html
2. For each state government (state level URLs listed below) search
the organization and/or the employee directories for "chief plumbing
inspector", "state plumbing inspector", or the closest equivalent
official.
Alabama * http://www.state.al.us/
Alaska * http://www.state.ak.us/
Arizona * http://www.state.az.us/
Arkansas * http://www.state.ar.us/
California * http://www.ca.gov/
Colorado * http://www.state.co.us/
Connecticut * http://www.state.ct.us/
Delaware * http://www.state.de.us/
Florida * http://www.state.fl.us/
Georgia * http://www.state.ga.us/
Hawai'i * http://www.hawaii.gov/
Idaho * http://www.state.id.us/
Illinois * http://www.state.il.us/
Indiana * http://www.state.in.us/
Iowa * http://www.state.ia.us/
Kansas * http://www.state.ks.us/
Kentucky * http://www.state.ky.us/
Louisiana * http://www.state.la.us/
Maine * http://www.state.me.us/
Maryland * http://www.state.md.us/
Massachusetts * http://www.state.ma.us/
Michigan * http://www.state.mi.us/
Minnesota * http://www.state.mn.us/
Mississippi * http://www.state.ms.us/
Missouri * http://www.state.mo.us/
Montana * http://www.state.mt.us/
Nebraska * http://www.state.ne.us/
Nevada * http://www.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire * http://www.state.nh.us/
New Jersey * http://www.state.nj.us/
New Mexico * http://www.state.nm.us/
New York * http://www.state.ny.us/
North Carolina * http://www.state.nc.us/
North Dakota * http://www.state.nd.us/
Ohio * http://www.state.oh.us/
Oklahoma * http://www.state.ok.us/
Oregon * http://www.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania * http://www.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island * http://www.state.ri.us/
South Carolina * http://www.state.sc.us/
South Dakota * http://www.state.sd.us/
Tennessee * http://www.state.tn.us/
Texas * http://www.state.tx.us/
Utah * http://www.state.ut.us/
Vermont * http://www.state.vt.us/
Virginia * http://www.state.va.us/
Washington * http://access.wa.gov/
West Virginia * http://www.state.wv.us/
Wisconsin * http://www.state.wi.us/
Wyoming * http://www.state.wy.us/
District of Columbia * http://www.dc.gov/
3. To double check, I ran the following Google query: <statename AND
"plumbing inspector" AND chief OR head OR supervisor OR state -county
-city -town>. I got a surprising number of returns, many of which
helped me to double check and do the job faster.
RESEARCH SUMMARY
A directory has been developed, which provides the name and phone
number (sometimes also the email) of state officials who either have
the "Chief Plumbing Inspector" function or should know who is
currently responsible for that function.
It seems that the plumbing inspection function is now most frequently
under either the Division of Environmental Management (DEM) or the
Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA). When there is no state-level
plumbing inspection responsibility, the Division of Professional
Licensing (DPL) is de facto responsible for the quality of plumbing
services throughout the state.
Let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification.
Take care,
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