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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Water Quality Control Division
Drinking Water Program
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Colorado Drinking Water Colorado Drinking Water Excellence ProgramExcellence Program
Vision StatementVision Statement
Working together to make Colorado drinking water the best it can be every day.
Photo credit: http://www.epa.gov/safewater
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Colorado Drinking Water Colorado Drinking Water Excellence Program Excellence Program Mission StatementMission Statement
Continuously improve water treatmentplant performance and public healthprotection through:
• Creating a definition of excellent performance for Colorado public water systems
• Providing advanced training in excellent performance
• Recognizing and awarding excellent performance
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PROGRAM DESIGN PROCESSPROGRAM DESIGN PROCESS
Program design has incorporated: • Stakeholder desires for recognition and
training• Analysis of public water system acute
failures in Colorado demonstrating need to focus on surface water systems
• Colorado public water systems of all population sizes
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STRUCTURE FOR STRUCTURE FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAMEXCELLENCE PROGRAM
Initial focus is promote robust, optimized multiple treatment barriers at surface water treatment plants. Groundwater treatment plants to follow.
Recognition for utilities and individuals.
Exciting and challenging training with proven methods and innovative delivery.
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COLORADO DRINK ING WATER EXCELLENCE P ROGRAM
EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR WATER SYSTEMS
TEAM AND P ROJ ECT AWARDS
P ERFORMANCE BASED TRAINING
ADVANCED TRAINING CURRICULUM
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COLORADO DRINK ING WATER EXCELLENCE P ROGRAM
EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR WATER SYSTEMS
“Excellence Awards” for performance in:
•Treatment•Distribution•Security and Emergency Preparedness•Source Water Management•Managerial and Financial Capacity
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COLORADO DRINK ING WATER EXCELLENCE P ROGRAM
ADVANCED TRAINING CURRICULUM
Three Courses for A or B level water treatment plant operators:
•Advanced Process Control and Optimization•Comprehensive Performance Evaluations•Leadership
Individuals who complete all three successfully will be awarded a “Certificate of Professional Excellence”
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COLORADO DRINK ING WATER EXCELLENCE P ROGRAM
P ERFORMANCE BASED TRAINING
Performance Based Training:
•Regional workshop series•Proven results-based methodology•Exciting and innovative training
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COLORADO DRINK ING WATER EXCELLENCE P ROGRAM
TEAM AND P ROJ ECT AWARDS
“Inspiring Excellence Awards” to
•Promote excellence•Engage the community•Recognize staff across organizations
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Excellence ProgramExcellence ProgramStrategic PartnershipsStrategic Partnerships
• The Colorado and national drinking water communities have many existing resources.
• We are forming partnerships to help to build and strengthen the Excellence Program.
• We are reaching out to form partnerships with: • Colorado Operator Certification Board• Rocky Mountain Section of AWWA• AWWA Utility Quality Programs• Colorado Rural Water Association• Water and Wastewater Utility Councils