How Many Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility Records Are in California?

Direct answer and scope

For the dated evidence supplied, California has an all-status control total of four records in the Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility category. The number applies only to the snapshot obtained August 25, 2026, from DCA public information files updated August 1, 2026. It is an administrative record total for that category and snapshot, not a live count.

The same control process reported raw totals for several other official categories, but those categories are separate. A funeral establishment record, crematory record, crematory manager record, cremated remains disposer record, or hydrolysis facility record cannot be substituted for another category. Combining them would change the subject being counted and would not produce a supported alkaline hydrolysis facility total.

The hydrolysis facility category concerns a physical facility footprint as defined in California licensing materials: a building or structure containing one or more chambers used to reduce bodies by alkaline hydrolysis. Even so, the existence of a record in that category does not, by itself, establish present operation, direct service to consumers, current case acceptance, service area, or a relationship with another separately licensed entity.

The four-record figure must remain qualified as an all-status total. Determining an active subset would require exact filtering of normalized status values, together with disclosure of the filtering criteria and record coverage. No such active-subset result is supplied here, so the current active count remains unresolved.

How to use the supplied evidence

The provenance for the count begins with two archived DCA files. The snapshot obtained August 25, 2026, used Funeral_Data00.xls and Cemetery_Data00.xls, both updated August 1, 2026. The funeral file contained 6,137 records, while the cemetery file contained 6,688 records. Recorded cryptographic checksums identify the archived file bytes used for the snapshot, but they do not establish that every source record remained current, complete, active, or correct after the file-update date.

DCA describes its public information licensee files as public-disclosure records that refresh automatically at the beginning of each month. Documented fields include license type, license number, whether the licensee is an individual or organization, public address of record, expiration date, and license status. Because the files are monthly rather than real-time, later changes may not appear in the dated snapshot.

Administrative fields must be interpreted narrowly. A public address of record is not proof that services are performed at that address. A displayed status does not provide a rating, quality finding, service-availability determination, or endorsement. The dataset also does not establish ownership links or operating relationships among separately licensed entities.

For a specific entity, current verification should use the DCA license lookup and should record the exact license type, license number, displayed status, official record location, and verification date. Each involved entity should be checked separately. A same-name result is not a confirmed match without the corresponding license number and type, and the absence of a result from one search does not establish a clean disciplinary history.

Decision framework

Start by identifying the exact question. If the question is how many Alkaline Hydrolysis Facility records appeared across every displayed status in the dated snapshot, the answer is four. If the question concerns records displaying Active, unique businesses, operating facilities, consumer-facing providers, or currently available services, the four-record control total does not answer it.

Next, keep license categories separate. A search involving a funeral establishment, crematory, manager, disposer, or hydrolysis facility should preserve the official type attached to each result. A record in one category does not establish that the same person or organization holds another category, and separate records do not establish an operating relationship without additional evidence.

Then match each entity using its license number and license type rather than its name alone. Record the displayed status and verification date because status can change. Where disciplinary or other public documents are available through DCA, consider them in connection with the exact matched entity rather than treating a similarly named record as a match.

Finally, verify operational questions directly and separately from licensing data. The DCA dataset supplies administrative fields; it does not state whether a facility is presently operating, accepts a particular case, deals directly with the public, serves a requested location, or has availability on a requested date. Those points remain unknown unless current entity-specific information addresses them.

Limits and what to verify next

The principal limit is time. The control total comes from an immutable August 25, 2026 snapshot of files updated August 1, 2026, rather than a live DCA view. Monthly publication means a later official lookup or file may display changes not represented in the snapshot.

The second limit is status scope. Four includes records across all statuses. No supplied result identifies the exact active subset, so an active count cannot be derived merely by relabeling the control total. A supported active-subset count would require normalized status filtering and a clear statement of the criteria and coverage used.

The third limit is the unit being counted. Administrative records are not automatically equivalent to unique businesses or distinct operating locations. The supplied evidence does not resolve whether records share an organization, address, or operating relationship. A public address of record also cannot be treated as proof of a location where alkaline hydrolysis is currently performed.

For current verification, search the DCA lookup for each candidate entity and match the exact type and number. Note the displayed status and the date checked, and examine any available public or disciplinary documents associated with that exact record. Separately ask the entity about present operations, direct public access, case acceptance, service area, and availability, because those matters are outside the supplied DCA administrative fields.

Evidence behind this page

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