Editing Santa Paula, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
The Santa Paula Water Recycling Facility was built in 2010 for $63 million to treat the city [[Sanitary sewer|sewage]].<ref>Kelly, Peggy (December 15, 2010) 
[http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/22183/Santa_Paula_92s_new_water_recycling_facility_officially_completed.html "Santa Paula’s new water recycling facility officially completed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405105743/http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/22183/Santa_Paula_92s_new_water_recycling_facility_officially_completed.html |date=April 5, 2015 }} ''Santa Paula Times''</ref> Santa Paula Water, a partnership of two corporations, financed, built and operated the facility under the agreement with the city. The city purchased the facility for $70.8 million in 2015 to take control and end a dispute over the failure of the plant to sufficiently remove chlorides. Although the new plant used [[Sewage treatment|modern treatment methods]], the treated wastewater contained contaminants called [[chloride]]s that must be removed under state law before being discharged into the Santa Clara River.<ref>Boyd-Barrett, Claudia (February 3, 2015) [http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/santa-paula/santa-paula-will-buy-wastewater-treatment-plant_43356306 "Santa Paula will buy wastewater treatment plant"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211053105/http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/santa-paula/santa-paula-will-buy-wastewater-treatment-plant_43356306 |date=February 11, 2015 }} ''[[Ventura County Star]]'' (subscription may be required for this article)</ref>

===Fire department===

The Santa Paula Fire Department provided [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] at the [[basic life support]] level (BLS) from two fire stations. [[American Medical Response]] (AMR) is the paramedic ambulance provider for the city. On July 8, 2018, The Santa Paula Fire Department was disbanded after serving Santa Paula for 115 years. The [[Ventura County Fire Department]] now provides fire protection services for the City of Santa Paula. Both fire stations used by Santa Paula Fire were transferred to Ventura County Fire.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vcfd.org/news/268-santa-paula-fire-joins-vcfd|title=Santa Paula Fire joins VCFD|website=vcfd.org|language=en-gb|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728002858/http://vcfd.org/news/268-santa-paula-fire-joins-vcfd|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Law enforcement===

The Santa Paula Police Department provides [[law enforcement]] services for the city. The overall crime rate is low.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 116"/>