In my neck of the woods they are called ORCAA (Olympic Region).

I was helping obtain a Demolition Permit for a client this fall and they told the client that they needed testing on some pipes inside the wall and would not issue the Permit until the testing was completed.

I was on the tiller while arguing with the lady that we could not test the pipes until we demo'd the walls. My Dad was hooked up with a nice silver and I was so intent on this conversation that I didn't help him and the newb with us with the net, and he lost the fish right at the boat. I won the argument, eventually.