Bristol County Plumbing & Gas Inspector Association

06/16/2026

06/14/2026

We'd like to congratulate Lenny Gaudette on being chosen as the next Plumbing & Gas Inspector for the City of Taunton. With that being said, The Town of Braintree has an opening posted to replace him there.

https://braintreema.gov/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=103&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=PlumbingGas-Inspector-38

You can get more info. about the position at this link:

JOB TITLE: PLUMBING/GAS INSPECTOR LOCATION: Town Hall UNION: B.P.M.A. DATE AVAILABLE: ...

06/06/2026

https://youtu.be/ryn2-4sA8eI?si=wqAcOKyab4Wy7nv9
Quick little video from our clamboil 2025 of our own Fall River Plumbing & Gas Inspector Steve Furtado and his band 50 Purple playing some Pink Floyd.

50 Purple playing at the Bristol County Plumbing & Gas Inspectors A...

06/05/2026

Clamboil tickets are now on sale, see Dave Medeiros, Eric Miguel or Ross Lebow.

August 16th at the Hold Ghost Club on Westport, MA.

Live entertainment, Francis Reilly Memorial co****le tournament, raffles and face painting for kids.

Come have a good time with fellow tradesmen!

06/05/2026

I have a couple of things I put together I think you might find useful:

A couple of Excel files to make our life a bit easier... one for figuring fixture requirements using 10.10 Table 1. Enter the total female and male occupancy, the table will update with the required fixtures:
https://brass-krill-ngcp.squarespace.com/s/1010-Table-1-Excel.xlsx

and one I did a while back for water pipe sizing. Enter the total for each type of plumbing fixture and the math will calculate the pipe sizing:
https://brass-krill-ngcp.squarespace.com/s/Water-pipe-sizing-Desktop-s4p7.xlsx

I find Excel is easier on a desktop than a phone but they should work on both.

They are on our website under the page "Useful Plumbing Stuff"

06/03/2026

https://www.oliveirafuneralhomes.com/obituaries/gregory-brewer

Sharing for everyone that knew Greg and his family.

We would like to extend our sincerest sympathy and condolences to Gregory Brewer's family. Greg served as Vice President of Fire Protection at Piping Systems Installations, he was a pipefitter, gasfitter, and long time member of our association. Keep his family in your thoughts... may he rest in eternal peace.

06/03/2026

Plumbing Board Meeting:

The monthly meeting of the State Board of Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters is today, Wed. June 3rd @ 9:00am, here is the link to see the agenda and attend the meeting

https://www.mass.gov/event/board-of-state-examiners-of-plumbers-and-gas-fitters-meeting-6326-06-03-2026 .

Plan to login a few minutes before 9:00 and remember virtual meeting etiquette by having your mic set to mute and it’s not necessary to have your camera on unless you’re a participant in the meeting agenda.

This is a remote meeting. You can participate from your computer, laptop, or smartphone. See the Meeting Agenda for details.

05/29/2026

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/swansea-ma/kenneth-white-12898708

Sharing for everyone that knew Ken and his family.

We would like to extend our sincerest sympathy and condolences to Ken White's family. Ken was a long time friend to many of us, and served as plumbing inspector for the Town of Swansea for many years until his retirement. Keep his family in your thoughts.. May he rest in eternal peace.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/swansea-ma/kenneth-white-12898708

05/25/2026

Remembering and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

05/25/2026

Our next meeting will take place this Wednesday, May 27th. This will be a dinner and general meeting with code discussion.

We will have clamboil tickets for sale and fliers for supply houses at the meeting.

We have some code modifications we'd like to discuss that we would like to submit to the Board while they are still working on changes.

If you would like to attend and have not responded yet, let us know your meal choice below:
https://forms.gle/wmVB7FYt3bZtfk928

All are welcome to attend.

Whites of Westport, 66 State Rd, Westport, MA 02790, Social Hour 5:30 to 6:30 PM Meal (apx.) 6:00 -7:00 PM Meeting (apx.) 7:00 - 8:30 PM Annual Dues: $25.00 for July 01, 2025 - June 30, 2026 will be due. Dinner/Meeting cost: $40.00 This will be a dinner & general meeting with code discussion. We wil...