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

Soquel Creek County Water District: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 16, 2026 crawl of soquelcreekwater.org(opens in new tab) found at least 274 public documents, about 1,026 pages. 12 of the 29 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
274+
estimated pages
1,026
checked files passed
12 / 29
crawl date
Oct 16, 2026

What our crawl found on soquelcreekwater.org

Counts from our October 16, 2026 crawl, which visited 51 pages. Our crawler found 274 public documents on soquelcreekwater.org — an estimated 1,026 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 & minutes131 · 48%
  • Other76 · 28%
  • Reports27 · 10%
  • Newsletters25 · 9%
  • Policies11 · 4%
  • Forms4 · 1%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 48% 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 273 · 100%
  • Excel (XLSX) 1 · <1%

Checked sample

12 of 29 passed(41%)

  • Passed basic checks: 12
  • Did not pass: 17

The checked files are mixed: some pass the basics and some don't. Fixing the templates you publish from now, while working through older files in batches, usually saves the most time.

29 files is a small sample, so read the rate as a rough sign rather than a measurement. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

7% 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
51
Documents in the inventory
274
Files checked
29
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Soquel Creek County Water 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 Soquel Creek County Water District after claiming this page.

Files we checked on soquelcreekwater.org

Links go to the files on soquelcreekwater.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 29 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
05062025-390PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
06032025-392PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
06032025-392PDF · 151 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Submittal and Shop Drawing Transmittal FormBlank-Standard-Submittal-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passForm field labels
SOQUEL CREEK WATER DISTRICTS-3-Standard-Domestic-Submittal-Transmittal-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passForm field labels
Microsoft Word - Final Cross Connection Control Policy Approved on 9-01-15Appendix-A-Cross-Connection-Policy-PDF · PDF · 18 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
ArchivePDF · 5 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Ethics-Policy-PDFPDF · 16 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
KM_554-20200205084415Ordinance-20---01-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Reimbursement-Policy-PDFPDF · 8 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
ArchivePDF · 6 pagesNewslettersDid not passDocument language, Document title
What's on Tap May - December 2023Archive · PDF · 6 pagesNewslettersDid not passImage alt text
2023-24 Budget2023-24-Budget-PDF · PDF · 210 pagesReportsDid not passImage alt text
2025 Ethics Training Certifications2025-Ethics-Certifications-PDF · PDF · 11 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Brown-Act-PDFPDF · 56 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Public-Records-Fee-Schedule-PDFPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument language, Document title
Table-of-Contents-PDFPDF · 12 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Soquel Creek Water District Board Meeting Minutes for 05/06/202505062025-390 · PDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Soquel Creek Water District Board Meeting Cancellation for May 20, 202505202025-391 · PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesPassedNone
SOQUEL CREEK WATER DISTRICTS-17-1-Inch-Fire-Service-Submittal-Transmittal-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
SOQUEL CREEK WATER DISTRICTS-20-1-Inch-Fire-and-Domestic-Submittal-Transmittal-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
What's On Tap Newsletter January–June 2021Archive · PDF · 6 pagesNewslettersPassedNone
What's On Tap - January–Aprl 2023Archive · PDF · 2 pagesNewslettersPassedNone
What's on Tap January-June 2024Archive · PDF · 6 pagesNewslettersPassedNone
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT2021-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-PDF · PDF · 108 pagesReportsPassedNone
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT2022-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-PDF · PDF · 108 pagesReportsPassedNone
2025-26 Budget2025-26-Budget-PDF · PDF · 19 pagesReportsPassedNone
Soquel Creek Water District Consumer Confidence Water Quality Report for 2024Archive · PDF · 12 pagesReportsPassedNone
Understanding a Water Boil NoticeHow-to-Understand-a-Boil-Water-Notice-PDF · 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 51 pages from https://www.soquelcreekwater.org/ and found 274 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 29 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 Soquel Creek County Water District should start

Start with rate schedules, service applications and water quality reports: the documents customers rely on.

Customers need these files to start service, understand rates and read water quality results.

Usually owned by the general manager, customer service 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

$362 – $543

≈ 1,811 credits for 1,026 estimated pages

  • 15 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 70 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 941 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

Soquel Creek County Water District beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Soquel Creek County Water District (this page)—274+1,026October 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 Soquel Creek County Water District's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Soquel Creek County Water 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 Soquel Creek County Water District's deadline set?

Soquel Creek County Water 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 Soquel Creek County Water District have?

Our crawl on October 16, 2026 fetched 51 pages from https://www.soquelcreekwater.org/ and found at least 274 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 1,026 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Soquel Creek County Water District's documents pass accessibility checks?

12 of the 29 files we checked passed basic machine checks (41%). That is a sample of the 274 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Soquel Creek County Water District's documents?

Our directional estimate is $362 to $543 with DocoMatic: about 1,811 credits for 1,026 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Soquel Creek County Water District fix first?

Start with rate schedules, service applications and water quality reports: the documents customers 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.