Municipal Service Reviews

LAFCO prepares municipal service reviews every five years in association with updating local agencies’ spheres of influence. The intent of municipal service review is to inform LAFCO with regard to understanding the availability and performance of governmental services provided within their respective jurisdictions prior to making sphere of influence determinations. Municipal service reviews vary in scope and can focus on a particular agency, service, or geographic region. Municipal service reviews may also lead LAFCO to take other actions under its authority, such as initiating a reorganization involving two or more public agencies. The most recent reports are listed below.

Service Specific

• Comprehensive Water Service Study (October 2004)
• Comprehensive Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment Study (September 2005)
• Comprehensive Study on Lighting and Landscaping Service (June 2005)
• Comprehensive Study on Fire Protection Service (December 2006)
• Comprehensive Study of Public Cemetery Districts (August 2008)
• Comprehensive Study on Countywide Law Enforcement Services (June 2012)
• Napa Countywide Water and Wastewater Municipal Service Review (Updated October 2021)
• Public Comments Received on Draft Report
  • Comment Log With Responses
  • Public Comments Received on Redline Final Report (Part 1)
  • Public Comments Received on Redline Final Report (Part 2)

Agency Specific

• City of American Canyon (April 2003)
• City of Calistoga (May 2008)
• City of Calistoga (December 2016)
• City of Napa (June 2005)
• City of St. Helena (May 2008)
• Circle Oaks County Water District (August 2016) 
• Congress Valley Water District (December 2017)
• County Service Area No. 4 (December 2010)
• County Service Area No. 4 (December 2017)
• Los Carneros Water District (August 2016) 
• Monticello Public Cemetery District (July 2016)
• Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (June 2007)
• Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (June 2016)
• Napa County Mosquito Abatement District (February 2005)
• Napa County Mosquito Abatement District (May 2010)
• Napa County Mosquito Abatement District (June 2017)
• Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District (December 2010)
• Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District (August 2019)
• Napa County Resource Conservation District (December 2006)
• Napa County Resource Conservation District (April 2016) 
• Napa River Reclamation District No. 2109 (August 2005)
• Napa River Reclamation District No. 2109 (December 2016)
• Pope Valley Cemetery District (July 2016)
• Silverado Community Services District (October 2022)
• Town of Yountville (August 2007)
• Town of Yountville (April 2017)

Region Specific

• Central County Region (City of Napa, Napa Sanitation District, Congress Valley Water District, and Silverado Community Services District) - Final (April 2014)
• Lake Berryessa Region (Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District, Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District, and Spanish Flat Water District) – Final (April 2011)
• Southeast Napa County (City of American Canyon, American Canyon Fire Protection District, and County Service Area No. 3) – Final (June 2009) 
• South County (City of American Canyon, American Canyon Fire Protection District, and County Service Area No. 3) - Final (December 2018) 

For material relating to innovations in municipal service delivery, click here: CALAFCO 2019 Conference Handout: Service Delivery Innovations. The handout was prepared by LAFCO staff and follows a breakout session at the 2019 CALAFCO Annual Conference in Sacramento.