Piping and fixtures for standards not adopted by the Code may be installed with permission from which agency?

Piping and fixtures for standards not adopted by the Code may be installed with permission from which agency?

• A. Environmental Protection Agency
• B. Illinois Department of Public Health
• C. City Building Department
• D. Local Plumbing Inspector

Answer: (B)

If a piping or fixture standard isn’t included in the adopted Code, permission to install it comes from the state authority that oversees the Plumbing Code. In Illinois, that is the Illinois Department of Public Health. They have the authority to approve alternate materials or non-code installations to protect public health and safety, through an approval process. Local inspectors or city building departments enforce the adopted Code and issue permits, but they generally rely on IDPH approvals for any deviations from the Code. The Environmental Protection Agency handles environmental issues and isn’t the agency that authorizes non-adopted plumbing standards.

If a piping or fixture standard isn’t included in the adopted Code, permission to install it comes from the state authority that oversees the Plumbing Code. In Illinois, that is the Illinois Department of Public Health. They have the authority to approve alternate materials or non-code installations to protect public health and safety, through an approval process.

Local inspectors or city building departments enforce the adopted Code and issue permits, but they generally rely on IDPH approvals for any deviations from the Code. The Environmental Protection Agency handles environmental issues and isn’t the agency that authorizes non-adopted plumbing standards.