California Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility Records | Dated DCA Snapshot

Direct answer and scope

The dated California snapshot contains four records categorized as Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility: Anubis, Inc., Pacific Interment Service, Inc, Valencia Biocremation Inc., and White Rose Aqua Cremation. Each displayed row has its own license number, public address of record, status, expiration date, and verification date. Those fields identify what the official record displayed on August 25, 2026; they do not turn a dated row into a timeless statement that a facility is operating or accepting cases.

A hydrolysis facility is a building or structure containing one or more chambers for reducing bodies by alkaline hydrolysis. California treats the hydrolysis-facility category separately from funeral establishment, crematory, crematory manager, and cremated remains disposer categories. That distinction matters because a business name or address appearing in one category does not, by itself, establish that the same entity holds another category of licence or performs every related part of a disposition.

The snapshot's raw control total for Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility is four across all license statuses for files updated August 1, 2026. Because the total is a control value rather than a consumer-facing provider count or a service-availability count, it should not be presented as proof of statewide availability or as evidence that all four facilities serve every California locality.

How to use the official evidence

Begin with the exact license type and license number. A same-name result is not a confirmed match without both the number and type, and each involved entity should be verified separately. For example, a hydrolysis facility record should not be treated as proof that a funeral establishment, crematory manager, or cremated remains disposer has the same status or relationship.

Next, read status together with the verification date and expiration date. The four rows displayed Active status in the August 25, 2026 snapshot, with displayed expiration dates ranging from January 31, 2027, through June 30, 2027. The DCA public information files are refreshed automatically at the beginning of each month, so the dataset is monthly rather than real-time. A later lookup can therefore display different information.

The public address of record is another identification field, not a guaranteed service location. It can help distinguish records with similar names, but it does not prove that the address is open to consumers, that services occur there, or that a particular case will be routed there. The snapshot was derived from DCA files updated August 1, 2026; its archived filenames, record totals, and checksums provide provenance for the dated extraction but do not prove that every underlying record remains current or complete after that file update.

Decision framework

Use the records as one verification step rather than as a ranking. First decide which licensed roles are involved in the arrangement. A hydrolysis facility, a funeral establishment, a crematory manager, and a cremated remains disposer are non-interchangeable categories. Keeping those roles separate helps prevent a purchaser from assuming that the entity named in an advertisement or conversation holds every licence needed for the services being discussed.

Then compare the record to the paperwork for the specific arrangement. California authorization or contract information identifies the location, manner, and time of disposition, and a funeral-establishment declaration includes the funeral establishment in possession and the name of the crematorium or hydrolysis facility. The named entities and disposition details can be checked against their individual DCA records. Paperwork is case-specific and does not replace a current license lookup.

Finally, ask the arranging party to identify the role each entity will perform and to distinguish a hydrolysis facility from any funeral establishment or other provider involved. A hydrolysis facility requires a designated crematory manager, but the manager record does not prove a particular manager's current association, dedicated presence, or supervision of a specific case. The application instructions allow manager sharing between more than one hydrolysis facility only under specified conditions, so a manager's name alone should not be used to infer daily onsite presence.

Limits and what to verify next

Recheck the current DCA record close to the time a decision is made, using the exact organization name where appropriate and confirming the displayed license type and number. Check available disciplinary or public documents, and verify each involved entity separately. If a search produces a similar name without a matching number and license type, treat the identity as unresolved rather than assuming it is the same organization.

Confirm what the status means for the particular transaction by asking the provider about current service availability, the entities that will handle the arrangement, and the location where each step will occur. Those questions cannot be answered from a dated license row alone. An Active status in the snapshot is evidence of the status displayed on the verification date, not a guarantee that services are currently offered or that a case can be accepted.

Review the signed authorization, contract, or applicable declaration for the named funeral establishment, crematorium or hydrolysis facility, and the stated disposition details. Verify current requirements against the version of the applicable California guidance in force when the arrangement occurs. This information is general consumer guidance, not legal or medical advice, and current official requirements should be confirmed before relying on it.

The snapshot does not support conclusions about quality, ownership, environmental performance, geographic coverage, price, reviews, or rankings. It also does not establish that the four records represent four consumer-facing providers or that any one record is available to a purchaser in a particular city.

Questions people ask

The displayed records are limited to the DCA category shown in the snapshot. Other licensed roles must be checked independently, and the displayed status is tied to the verification date rather than treated as permanent.

Evidence behind this page

Each point below is restricted to what the cited primary source supports. Administrative listing status is not a quality endorsement.