OverviewThe purpose of the Streets Department's Professional Plumber Notification Website is for cer...

1. Plumber Backfill Site: Home
Overview
The purpose of the Streets Department's Professional Plumber Notification Website is for certified,
licensed plumbers completing excavation work in the City of Philadelphia to notify the Streets
Department upon completion of their backfill work.
Notification of the completed temporary patchwork is sent to the Highway Division, so they can
schedule and complete the permanent repair of the roadway. This website also includes information
on how to acquire a permit through the Department of Licenses Inspections, responsibility of
contractor's when backfilling ditches and complying with code requirements and other Streets
Department initiatives.
Plumbing Permits
Definition
A plumbing permit is a document that ensures that plumbing installations are performed by licensed
personnel in order to safeguard persons and property from unsanitary unhealthy plumbing
conditions.
Requirements

2. A plumbing permit is required for the installation, alteration, renewal, replacement or repair of
plumbing.
Plumbing Permits Process
This link takes you to the LI site. Once there click Permits which you'll find in the Services list.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO PLUMBERS FROM STREETS
Plumber's Ditch
Definition
A plumber's ditch is a hole that is dug by a plumber in order to repair the service lateral or sewer
line.
Requirements
A plumber must have a street opening or footway permit, as appropriate, for any work that involves

3. digging in the public right of way. Once the plumber is finished with the work, the plumber must
backfill the ditch. If the opening is in the street, the plumber must then notify the Streets
Department that their work is complete. The Streets Department will then schedule the permanent
restoration of the ditch. The plumber is responsible to keep the ditch in a safe condition for 30 days
after the backfill notification is received by the Streets Department or until the Streets Department
begins the permanent restoration, which ever comes first.
Registered Plumbers
Definition
All plumbers are certified and licensed on the basis of their knowledge of the code and their
professional achievements.
Requirements
The first step in becoming a registered plumber is to apply for an Application for Plumber's
Examination, Form 81-181, to become a Journeyman Plumber or a Master Plumber.
Along with Application for Plumber's Examination Form, you will also need a Plumbing Request for
Reference, Form 81-182, which will verify that other plumbers can attest that they know you, your
skills, how long you have been employed by them and dates of your employment.
https://secure.phila.gov/streets/backfill/