 and worked that language in. Both the state health department and the agency that regulates plumbers released a joint statement saying the change is not in the best interest of public health. So what can be done? The state plumbing board held an emergency meeting today and made some minor clarifications. Didn't make any big changes, seeming bound to the language of the law, leaving Colleen and others in a bind, unable to do a job they've built a business on.