The following is a summary of recognition received by staff.
- RMWEA Sustainability Award – 2009
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) – Research and Technology Award – 2009
- RMWEA Plant Performance Award for Accomplishing Outstanding results in Plant operations, maintenance, and public relations – 2010
- ACEC Engineering Grand Award Winner – 2010
- National Biosolids Partnership, Tier 1, Bronze Level Recognition – 2012
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) – Gold Peak Performance Award – 2012
- RMWEA Colorado Biosolids Management Merit Award – 2012
- RMWEA – Safety Record Recognition Award – 2012
- National Biosolids Partnership Tier 2 Silver Award – 2012
- National Biosolids Partnership Tier 4 Platinum Award – 2013
- National Biosolids Partnership Tier 3 Gold Level Award – 2013
- NACWA – Gold Excellence in Management Recognition – 2013
- RMWEA – Safety Record Recognition Award – 2013
- Platinum Peak Performance Award – 2014
- George W. Burke, Jr., Facility Safety Award – WEF/RMWEA – 2014
- RMWEA Plant Performance Award for Accomplishing Outstanding results in Plant operations, maintenance, and public relations – 2014
- RMWEA Gold Safety Recognition Award for – 2014
- NACWA Platinum Peak Performance Award – 2014
- WERF Recognition – 2015
- RMWEA Biosolids Management Award – 2015
- RMWEA Gold Safety Recognition Award for – 2015
- RMWEA/AWWA Gold Safety Recognition Award – 2016
- NACWA Platinum Peak Performance Award – 2016
- Xcel Energy Process Efficiency Award – 2018
- RMWEA Plant Performance Award for Ammonia Mitigation in Tertiary treatment – 2019
- CASE recognized for Sustainability and Pipeline Injection project – 2020
- RMWEA Friends of RMWEA Merit award – 2020
- WEF Project Excellence Award – 2020
- The Utility of the Future Today Award (Community Engagement and Watershed Stewardship)- 2020
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) – Platinum Peak Performance Award (100 percent compliance for 11 years)- 2020
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies.- National Environmental Achievement Award (NEAA) – Public Information & Education: E-Media category for our Education and Outreach Program – 2021
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies.- National Environmental Achievement Award (NEAA) – Watershed Collaboration category for the SPR Watershed Collaboration: SPCURE and Barr Milton initiative – 2021
