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

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 16, 2026 crawl of zerowastesonoma.gov(opens in new tab) found at least 1,125 public documents, about 2,429 pages. 25 of the 43 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,125+
estimated pages
2,429
checked files passed
25 / 43
crawl date
Oct 16, 2026

What our crawl found on zerowastesonoma.gov

Counts from our October 16, 2026 crawl, which visited 66 pages. Our crawler found 1,125 public documents on zerowastesonoma.gov — an estimated 2,429 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 & minutes768 · 68%
  • Other218 · 19%
  • Reports131 · 12%
  • Policies7 · <1%
  • Forms1 · <1%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 68% 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 1,119 · 99%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 4 · <1%
  • Word (DOCX) 1 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 1 · <1%

Checked sample

25 of 43 passed(58%)

  • Passed basic checks: 25
  • Did not pass: 18

Many of the checked files pass the basic checks. Passing them is not full conformance: reading order, alt text quality and table structure still need a person or a deeper check.

The rate covers the 43 files we checked, not all 1,125 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 (0%), 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
66
Documents in the inventory
1,125
Files checked
43
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Sonoma County Waste Management Agency'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 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency after claiming this page.

Files we checked on zerowastesonoma.gov

Links go to the files on zerowastesonoma.gov 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 43 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
120921-LTF-MinutesPDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
May 19, 2022 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting AgendaAgenda-Packet-5.19.22 · PDF · 45 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
April 21, 2022 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting AgendaAgenda-Packet-April-21-2022-Final · PDF · 83 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
Agenda Packet February 17, 2022Agenda-Packet-February-17-2022-final · PDF · 49 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
Zero Waste Sonoma Agenda Packet January 20, 2022Agenda-Packet-Jan-20-2022-final · PDF · 59 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
Disposable Food Ware Model Ordinance Jan-2021PDF · 10 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
2025-CoIWMPPDF · 20 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels
7B-2024-Outreach-Report-ZWS-03PDF · 32 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
SB1383EARjurisdictionSummaryAnnual-Report-2024 · PDF · 101 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
FY-24-25-Outreach-Report-ZWSPDF · 32 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
to-Print-Work-Plan-Program-Progress-Report-1-1-18-to-6-30-19PDF · 29 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - ZWS WCS Final Report 20Jul2022ZWS-WCS-Final-Report-20Jul2022 · PDF · 62 pagesReportsDid not passImage alt text
2022-December-Notice-of-AdjournmentPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
2022-June-Notice-of-AdjournmentPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
2022-October-Notice-of-AdjournmentPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
2023-December-Notice-of-AdjournmentPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
2024-March-Notice-of-AdjournmentPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
Zero Waste Sonoma Agenda Packet June 20, 2024Entire-Packet-6.20.24 · PDF · 76 pagesOtherDid not passImage alt text
Zero Waste Sonoma Agenda Packet January 20, 20221-Agenda-1.20.22 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
February 17, 2022 ZWS aka Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting Agenda1-Agenda-2.17.22 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
April 21, 2022 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting Agenda1-Agenda-4.21.22 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
March 15, 2017 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting Agenda1-Agenda-5.19.22 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
June 23, 2002 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting Agenda1-Agenda-6.23.22 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
AGENDA120921-LTF-Agenda · PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesPassedNone
June 23, 2022 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Meeting AgendaAgenda-Packet-June-23-2022 · PDF · 44 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Notice of Public Hearing for October 16, 2014 - Solid Waste Facility Permit Amendment20141016-Solid-Waste-Facility-Permit-Amendment-notice · PDF · 1 pageFormsPassedNone
Chapter Two Goals, Objectives and Policiescoiwmp ch2 goals 2003 · PDF · 7 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Model Construction and Demolition Ordinancemodel construction and demolition ordinance 20090501 · PDF · 18 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Model Venue and Special Event Ordinancemodel venue and special event ordinance 20090501 · PDF · 8 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Model Zero Waste ResolutionModel-Zero-Waste-Resolution-2019 · PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Ordinance 2014-01 Administrative Penalties Carryout Bags ReductionOrdinance 2014-01 Administrative Penalties Carryout Bags · PDF · 5 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Ordinance No. 2014-02 Waste Reduction Program for Carryout BagsOrdinance 2014-02 Waste Reduction Program for Carryout Bags · PDF · 4 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Five-Year CIWMP Review Report Template, CalRecycle 709 (Rev. 03/12)2020-CoIWMP · PDF · 13 pagesReportsPassedNone
Recycling Componentcoiwmp ch4 srre recycling 2003 · PDF · 49 pagesReportsPassedNone
Notice of Preperation of Draft Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report.coiwmp is nop april 2008 · PDF · 60 pagesReportsPassedNone
The Future of Sonoma County Organics Power Point Presentation SCWMA Board of Directors Meeting June 20, 2018June-20-2018-Presentation · PDF · 21 pagesReportsPassedNone
Product Stewardshipproduct stewardship january 2008 · PDF · 2 pagesReportsPassedNone
Notice of Cancellation for July 18, 2018 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Board Meeting2018-July-Notice-of-Adjournment-Web · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
ZWS Notice of Adjournment March 17, 20222022-March-Notice-of-Adjournment · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Notice of Adjournment2022-September-Notice-of-Adjournment · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Notice of Adjournment April 20, 2023 Meeting2023-April-Notice-of-Adjournment · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Notice of Adjournament2023-July-Notice-of-Adjournment · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Cancellation Notice for September 20232023-September-Notice-of-Adjournment · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
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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 66 pages from https://zerowastesonoma.gov/ and found 1,127 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 43 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 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency 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

$497 – $746

≈ 2,487 credits for 2,429 estimated pages

  • 2 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 2,427 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

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

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (this page)—1,125+2,429October 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 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Sonoma County Waste Management Agency 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 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency's deadline set?

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency 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 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency have?

Our crawl on October 16, 2026 fetched 66 pages from https://zerowastesonoma.gov/ and found at least 1,125 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 2,429 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Sonoma County Waste Management Agency's documents pass accessibility checks?

25 of the 43 files we checked passed basic machine checks (58%). That is a sample of the 1,125 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Sonoma County Waste Management Agency's documents?

Our directional estimate is $497 to $746 with DocoMatic: about 2,487 credits for 2,429 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Sonoma County Waste Management Agency 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.