At the May 8 meeting of Upper Darby Township Council, plumbers voiced their displeasure at the township’s recent change in licensing requirements. Robert DeLuca, a lawyer representing the plumbers, said that for 30 years the Philadelphia Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Administration has been issuing the test for plumbers. The township no longer recognizes that test. Township licenses and inspections director Amrinder Singh said there have been issues of poor plumbing, generally, and the township is enforcing laws that hadn’t been enforced in years. He said Pennsylvania is one of only seven states that don’t require licensing for the trades, and without state licensing the burden falls to municipalities.
Source: Daily Times; 5/12/2025