CCWP certifies the water and wastewater operators of Colorado. CCWP staff provide customer service to operators, prospective operators, CDPHE, and system owners. CCWP reviews certification requirements, examination applications, renewal applications, reciprocity applications, and more. 

On CCWP's website, you can find the following information: 

• CCWP Portal tutorials

• Course Catalog

  • How to find approved online courses for Training Units (TUs)

• Where to look up certified operators

• Certification information 

  • How to determine which certificate is right for you

  • General certification requirements

  • Steps to becoming certified 

    • How to locate a PSI testing center

    • PSI's test center experience video

    • PSI's online proctoring compatibility check

    • PSI's remote proctoring candidate experience video

    • PSI's candidate handbook for Colorado candidates

  • Study Resources

    • Water Professionals International (WPI)'s Need-to-Know Criteria for exams and other Examination Resources

    • American Water Works Association (AWWA) resources hub

    • California Sacramento State University, Office of Water Programs' Operator Training Courses

    • Montana Water Center: Operator Basics Training Series (free download)

    • Water Environment Foundation (WEF) books and study guides

    • National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC)

    • New Mexico Wastewater Systems Operator Certification Study Manual (free download)

    • Kentucky Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification Manual (free download)

  • Seeking reciprocity (operators from other states)

  • How to advance in the profession by examination

  • Certificate renewal

  • Active duty military and veterans

    • Credit for military training and experience

    • Renewal process for operators absent due to military service

• Operators in Responsible Charge (ORC)

  • ORC Hiring and Contracting Guide and training video (TUs not offered)

  • Written Contract Template (between permanent, employed ORC and facility)

  • Written Contract Template (between contract ORC and facility)

• Written Delegation Plans

  • A link to a 20-minute, on-demand training video on delegation plans

  • Delegation Plans FAQ

  • Delegation Plan Templates

    • Template 1 (for the delegation of multiple tasks) and with examples

    • Template 2 (stand-alone SOP for use with Template 1; by itself, SOPs are not delegation plans)

    • Template 3 (for single task delegation; includes SOP)  

  • Various sample delegation plans and SOPs (standard operating procedures)

• Contract Operators 

  • Voluntary List of Contract Operators

  • Form to request to be added to the voluntary List of Contract Operators

• Mandatory Regulatory Training (MRT) and how to register

• Job Boards

• How to contact CCWP

CDPHE's Water Quality Control Division is responsible for classifying facilities based on criteria in Regulation 100, oversees facility compliance with the regulatory requirements, and investigates allegations of operator misconduct. 

On the division's website, you can find the following information: 

1. • Facility classification

     • Where to look up a current ORC

       • Drinking water facility contacts are available on the facility's monitoring schedule

       • Permitted facilities contacts are available online (search by permit number)

     • Facility Reclassification FAQ

     • Industrial Biological Wastewater Treatment ORC FAQ

     • How to contact the division's drinking water and wastewater engineers

   • Operator misconduct complaints

     • How to submit an operator misconduct complaint form

     • What to expect after you submit a complaint  

   • Owner/permittee regulations and responsibilities 

     • How to update a wastewater facility's ORC contact information

     • How to update a drinking water facility's ORC contact information

   • How to contact the division

There are several grant and loan funding opportunities for water and wastewater projects. 

CDPHE manages and provides money for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects in Colorado, and has different tools to help entities find the right kind of money for each project. CDPHE also offers additional help in the form of training, guidance, and project management.  

• You can find a list of current Colorado drinking and wastewater grants and loans for water projects

• Information on water quality grants and loans

  • Grant money can come from different programs and does not need to be paid back

  • Low-interest loans with very low interest rates, so they are affordable to pay back (state revolving fund loan information)

  • Nonpoint source funding opportunities

  • Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Development and Implementation (D&I) Grants

  • PFAS grant program

  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

• EnviroScreen Environmental Justice (EJ) Mapping Tool for determining disadvantaged community status/grant eligibility

• Other local agencies that offer grants, loans, or financing for water and wastewater projects:

  • Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority

  • Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) - Division of Local Government

    • DOLA's Water & Wastewater Management webpage

    • DOLA's Grants and Loans Programs Table

  • Colorado Water Conservation Board

  • Colorado Rural Water Association (CRWA) - Environmental Finance Center