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  • California · Santa Cruz County
  • 2028 cohort · 562 days left

Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 16, 2026 crawl of rcdsantacruz.org(opens in new tab) found at least 469 public documents, about 2,214 pages. 4 of the 35 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
469+
estimated pages
2,214
checked files passed
4 / 35
crawl date
Oct 16, 2026

What our crawl found on rcdsantacruz.org

Counts from our October 16, 2026 crawl, which visited 69 pages. Our crawler found 469 public documents on rcdsantacruz.org — an estimated 2,214 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

  • Agendas & minutes334 · 71%
  • Other119 · 25%
  • Reports11 · 2%
  • Forms3 · <1%
  • Policies2 · <1%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 71% of all documents. Packets published from the compliance date on have to be accessible, as do older ones residents still use to take part in a meeting or a process; older packets kept only for reference may fall under the rule's exceptions.

By file format

  • PDF 467 · 100%
  • Word (DOCX) 2 · <1%

Checked sample

4 of 35 passed(11%)

  • Passed basic checks: 4
  • Did not pass: 31

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 35 files we checked, not all 469 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

0% 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 (1%), 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 16, 2026
Pages visited
69
Documents in the inventory
469
Files checked
35
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District'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 Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District after claiming this page.

Files we checked on rcdsantacruz.org

Links go to the files on rcdsantacruz.org as we found them on October 16, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 16, 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 35 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
2026-01-14 - MinutesPDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2026-02-11 - MinutesPDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2026-03-11 - MinutesPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
AGENDAItem 6.1 - rcdmtgmin 0926 - inc all docs · PDF · 27 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
Sept 2026 Expenditures.xlsxItem 6.2 - Sept 2026 Expenditures · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Item 6.3 - FY 25-26 Q4 FinancialsPDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft PowerPoint - Item 7.1 - RCDSCC Org Chart 2026 for consideration and approvalItem 7.1 - Updates to the RCD Organization Chart · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Item 9.1 - Governors El Nino Emergency DeclarationPDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Item 9.2 - Robert Ketley Local Watershed Heroes Catchy Ideas Cal Fly Fisher Fall Issue 2026PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - rcdmtgmin 0226rcdmtgmin 0226 FINAL - signed · PDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text, Form field labels
Donation FormPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
PC Brochure 2021-09-13PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
SusCon 2009 Annual Report FinalPDF · 20 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
RCDSCC 2022-05 - Skylark Ranch Project Approval REVISED.docxPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
RCDSCC 2022-06 - Last Chance Road Project Approval REVISED.docxPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2013 Annual Report final 141014-lrPDF · 16 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
211131-Watsonville-Sloughs-Report Final 02-14-14 LoResPDF · 150 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Addendum 1_2026-07-27_Comms RFPAddendum 1 2026-07-27 Comms RFP · PDF · 2 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - RCDSCC Commincation Plan RFP 2026_DRAFT v3RCDSCC Commincation Plan RFP 2026 Final 2026-07-14 · PDF · 14 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
SC3 Santa Cruz ESV 2014 Final ReportPDF · 96 pagesReportsDid not passDocument language, Document title
SLR_Salmonid_Enhancement_Final-.PDFSLR Salmonid Enhancement Final-small · PDF · 177 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
SoquelCreekStreamflowAssessmentStudy FINAL 02-18-2020 v2PDF · 69 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
sv-existing-cond-report-final-2014-04-09-low-resPDF · 210 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - 02 Construction Contract_Fillable Format 11.1.202402 Construction Contract WCB Trabing Restoration WS1 Phase 2 CON 347613 RCDSCC · PDF · 59 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Invitation to Bid CalFire 2025 Forest Health UCSC Demo Addendum 2PDF · 17 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
1121-RCD BR.inddRCD BR 7 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
RCD creeksign BROCHURE finalPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Trabing Phase 1 Addendum No 1PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
Trabing Phase 1 Addendum No 2PDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Trabing Project Map for BidPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document title
Microsoft Word - 02 Construction Contract_Fillable Format 11.1.2024UCSC Demo Area Forest Health Scope of Work · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language, Image alt text
Healthy Lands & Healthy Economies: Natural Capital In Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties.HLHE - Regional Report · PDF · 44 pagesReportsPassedNone
Santa Cruz County Forest Health and Fire Resilience Public Works PlanRCDSCC Forest-Health-and-Fire-Resilience-PWP PUBLICDRAFT 20210428 final revised20210601 · PDF · 69 pagesReportsPassedNone
Trabing Restoration Invitation to Bid01 WCB Trabing Restoration WS1 Phase 2 Invitation to Bid Addendum1 · PDF · 19 pagesOtherPassedNone
Microsoft Word - 02 Construction Contract_Fillable Format 11.1.202402 Construction Contract CalFire 2025 Forest Health UCSC Demo P1 CON 03 · PDF · 74 pagesOtherPassedNone
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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 16, 2026: we fetched 69 pages from https://www.rcdsantacruz.org/ and found 469 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 35 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 16, 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 Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District 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

$524 – $786

≈ 2,620 credits for 2,214 estimated pages

  • 14 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 2,200 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

Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District (this page)—469+2,214October 16, 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 Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District 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 Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District's deadline set?

Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District 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 Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District have?

Our crawl on October 16, 2026 fetched 69 pages from https://www.rcdsantacruz.org/ and found at least 469 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 2,214 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District's documents pass accessibility checks?

4 of the 35 files we checked passed basic machine checks (11%). That is a sample of the 469 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District's documents?

Our directional estimate is $524 to $786 with DocoMatic: about 2,620 credits for 2,214 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District 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.