INSPECTIONS Inspections are a vital tool employed by the ACHD to ensure that food is safe to eat, plumbing in buildings meets code, home conditions are livable and much more. Inspections conducted by the ACHD include safety assessments of solid waste, water, plumbing, sprinkler, air quality, asbestos, housing, lead, mosquito-borne disease, and food safety. In 2022, the ACHD performed 37,035 inspections. The two most regularly performed inspections were plumbing/sprinkler and food facilities.
Food 18% 2022 ACHD Inspections
Mosquito-borne disease 1%
Solid Waste and Water 2%
Lead <1%
Housing 11%
Plumbing and Sprinkler 60%
Air Quality and Asbestos 8%
Plumbing and Sprinkler Inspections The ACHD’s Plumbing Program inspects and permits new or modified residential and commercial plumbing installations to assure compliance with the Health Department’s Article XV. Inspections are conducted in phases, beginning with the roughed-in plumbing and ending with the final inspection when a certificate of final inspection is issued. In 2022, the Plumbing Program performed 21,566 plumbing inspections and 743 sprinkler inspections. To reduce the time between when a plumbing inspection is requested and when an inspector can visit the site, the ACHD piloted a limited virtual inspection program. The pilot program began in July of 2022 and continued through the fall. After the pilot period ended at the end of 2022, staff from the Plumbing Program began reviewing the pilot data and talked with plumbers and residents who participated in the program to determine how best to make this a part of the regular inspection process.
Plumbing and Sprinkler Inspections
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