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  • California · Merced County
  • 2028 cohort · 562 days left

Merced County Regional Waste Management: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 14, 2026 crawl of mcrwma.org(opens in new tab) found at least 47 public documents, about 1,919 pages. 2 of the 45 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
47+
estimated pages
1,919
checked files passed
2 / 45
crawl date
Oct 14, 2026

What our crawl found on mcrwma.org

Counts from our October 14, 2026 crawl, which visited 348 pages. Our crawler found 47 public documents on mcrwma.org — an estimated 1,919 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

The crawl stopped at its time limit, so every count here is a minimum: the site has at least this many documents.

Documents by category

  • Other44 · 94%
  • Forms2 · 4%
  • Reports1 · 2%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 94% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 47 · 100%

Checked sample

2 of 45 passed(4%)

  • Passed basic checks: 2
  • Did not pass: 43

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 45 files we checked, not all 47 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

4% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms are a small part of this inventory (4%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
October 14, 2026
Pages visited
348
Documents in the inventory
47
Files checked
45
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Merced County Regional Waste Management's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of Merced County Regional Waste Management after claiming this page.

Files we checked on mcrwma.org

Links go to the files on mcrwma.org as we found them on October 14, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 14, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 45 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
modified-form-changes662 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Form field labels
Microsoft Word - Application 2008.doc952 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passImage alt text
FY2526 Operational Draft revision final.xlsx748 · PDF · 3 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Document Type, Month Year110 · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
Pharmaceutical Drug Waste Disposal Guidelines 2008112 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Menu 1113 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Computer Monitor and Television Recycling link118 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - Document1119 · PDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Document1132 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
oil-ad-concept2021-Oil-Recycling-flyer · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Merced County Refuse Disposal Contact Information-Updated-lb-dp424 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
489PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
525PDF · 260 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
526PDF · 308 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Highway 59 Landfill Composting Facility589 · PDF · 186 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language
Final SEIR to the Highway 59 Valley Fill Project Final EIR672 · PDF · 70 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
700PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
701PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
702PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
703PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
704PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
705PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
706PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
707PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
708PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
709PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Atwater-Battery Campaign-Full Page V2740 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
774PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
775PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
RWA-Free at the Landfill-2025780 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
RWA-Free at the Landfill-2025-ENG781 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
10-RWA-Free at the Landfill Update-WQR782 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
792PDF · 12 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
updated Aug 2015.xlsx955 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
updated Aug 2015.xlsx956 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Agromin Compost 100 ProdSheet 042424974 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
991PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
992PDF · 29 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
993PDF · 26 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title, Image alt text
995PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
996PDF · 26 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title, Image alt text
Electronic-E-Waste-Recycling-pdfPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Tire Care and Tire RecyclingTire-Care-and-Tire-Recycling-Brochure-pdf · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Ox Mountain Landfill, Newby Island Landfill663 · PDF · 6 pagesOtherPassedNone
September 25, 2007TWW-Cust-Form PDF-final · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Show all 45 files

What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled October 14, 2026: we fetched 348 pages from https://mcrwma.org/ and found 50 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 45 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 14, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2028

562 days is enough time to work through a backlog in stages, if the inventory starts now.

Where Merced County Regional Waste Management should start

Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.

Customers and residents need these files to use the district's services and follow its board.

Usually owned by the general manager or director and the board secretary.

A timeline to April 26, 2028

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$941 – $1,412

≈ 4,707 credits for 1,919 estimated pages

  • 82 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 82 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 1,755 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

Merced County Regional Waste Management beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Merced County Regional Waste Management (this page)—47+1,919October 14, 2026
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority—1,49220,624October 7, 2026
Alameda County Housing Authority—44712,685October 7, 2026
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District—269+7,488October 7, 2026
Alameda County Resource Conservation District—951,324October 7, 2026
Alameda County Transportation Commission—2,82552,918October 7, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

Related organizations

Special districts in California

Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Merced County Regional Waste Management's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Merced County Regional Waste Management is in the 2028 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was Merced County Regional Waste Management's deadline set?

Merced County Regional Waste Management is a special district government, and the Census Bureau calculates no population for one. The rule gives every special district government the later date, whatever the size of the area it serves.

How many public documents does Merced County Regional Waste Management have?

Our crawl on October 14, 2026 fetched 348 pages from https://mcrwma.org/ and found at least 47 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 1,919 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Merced County Regional Waste Management's documents pass accessibility checks?

2 of the 45 files we checked passed basic machine checks (4%). That is a sample of the 47 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Merced County Regional Waste Management's documents?

Our directional estimate is $941 to $1,412 with DocoMatic: about 4,707 credits for 1,919 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Merced County Regional Waste Management fix first?

Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.