CWAS received the Doing Good for Bharat Award 2024 (previously the CSR Impact Award) in the environment category at the India CSR and ESG Summit. The award, presented by CSRBOX, recognises transformative impact by individuals, businesses, organisations, and government entities in the realms of community, climate, and conservation across India. The award to CWAS recognized WASH and climate initiatives in Maharashtra and efforts for scaling them up at the state level.

Since 2022, CWAS supports Vita Municipal Council for actitivies in transitioning towards a Carbon Neutral WASH city. As part of this initiative, CWAS aided VMC in implementing Scheduled Desludging and installing solar panels for powering WASH infrastructure. Under the Mazi Vasundhara program, and Swachh Bharat Mission, VMC recognized CWAS as a "Swachhta Doot" for valuable support and contributions.

The EarthCare Awards, presented by the Times of India and JSW Foundation, recognise initiatives for their transformative impact on the environment. In 2024, at the 11th EarthCare Awards ceremony, Wai and Sinnar Municipal Councils were recognized under the category "Enablers for Urban Centered Climate Change Management" for initiatives in climate responsive and inclusive sanitation services. CWAS supports both Sinnar and Wai cities in implementing improved WASH services since 2013.

The Climate Smart Utilities Recognition by the IWA recognizes water, sanitation, and urban drainage service providers for improving their climate resilience by adapting to a changing climate and also contributing to reduction of carbon emissions. At the second and third editions of the programme i.e. IWA conference in Kigali during December 2024 and IWA's conference in Toronto during August 2024, Vita Municipal Council, Karad Municipal Council and Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation received recognition for their urban initiatives. CWAS supports all three cities in implementing improved WASH-Climate services since 2022.

The Inclusive Urban Sanitation Champions Programme by IWA recognises excellence, leadership, and innovation in the sanitation sector towards achieving SDG 6.2 in low- and middle-income countries. In 2023, during the IWA conference in Kigali, Sinnar Municipal Council, received recognition in the "Reuse and disposal" category. CWAS supports Sinnar Municipal Council in implementing improved WASH services since 2013.

CWAS supports Gandhidham Municipal Corporation for implementing initatives in water security. One such initiative was the installation of rainwater harvesting & ground water recharge structures in three government schools in the city. In this context, the Adipur Group – Kanya Shala, Kumar Shala & Hindi Shala no.2 at Gandhidham felicitated the CWAS team.

At the Film Festival held at the FSM 7 conference in Abidjan during February 2023, CWAS recevied the bronze award for the movie "Sinnar's Sanitation Journey". This video captures the journey of Sinnar city to become a model city for sanitation with the support of CWAS and captures some of the city's pioneering initiatives such as the implementation of scheduled desludging for septic tanks and developemnt of one of the first Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants in India.

CWAS received the AVPN Constellation award in Climate Action category at the AVPN Global Conference, the world’s largest networking event for Social Investors in Asia. The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) consists of 600+ members from across 33 countries working in the social sector in Asia. The award was conferred for CWAS’s work on faecal sludge and septage management in the cities of Wai and Sinnar under the project “Bringing sustainable and equitable sanitation services to small and medium towns in India”. The project was supported by BMGF and FCDO (formerly DfID).

The FICCI Water Awards recognize excellence in water conservation and sustainable water management practices. The 9th edition of the awards were conferred during the India Industry Water Conclave organized by FICCI in March 2022. CWAS was awarded in the "Urban Wastewater Management" category for work in Wai and Sinnar cities where CWAS has been supporting the municipal Governments and actively working on projects since 2013.

The CSR Impact Awards is an initiative of CSRBOX with support from Dalmia Bharat Foundation. These awards aim to encourage companies, foundations and CSR implementing agencies to deliver high impact through CSR projects. For the 7th CSR impact awards, CWAS received recognition under the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) category for its project “Making Sinnar ODF+ and ensuring sustainability” supported by HSBC.

CWAS’s Performance Assessment System (PAS) for Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in India was recognized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) during the 8th edition of FICCI Water Awards on 16th February 2021. CWAS received a "Certificate of Appreciation" in recognition of the project.

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2020, Dr. Meera Mehta was recognized as a Swacchata Hero by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) for her efforts in water, urban development and infrastructure finance.

On 3rd of March, 2019, the city of Sinnar inaugurated its newly constructed FSTP and moved one step closer to becoming ODF++. Along with this the city began scheduled emptying operations for septic tanks in the city and also inaugurated school toilets for children. CWAS has been a long term partner to Sinnar Municipal Council for designing and implementing the city’s sanitation programme. For this support, CWAS team was felicitated by the Municipal Council at the FSTP inauguration event.

The ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards recognise excellence in sustainable sanitation. In this year’s edition, the C-WAS team from CEPT received an award for "Best Non-Profit Engagement Model in Sanitation" at a ceremony held on April 27, 2017 at FICCI in New Delhi. The award was given to CEPT by Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Government of India. The award was in recognition of C-WAS work in supporting the cities in Maharashtra in becoming ODF and moving towards ODF+. This work has been done under projects supported by grants from BMGF and HSBC.

On October 1st 2017, all 384 urban local bodies of Maharashtra were declared ODF. At an event organized by Government of Maharashtra, the Hon. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind felicitated CEPT team that has been supporting the Swacch Maharashtra Urban Mission for the past two years. Professors Meera Mehta and Dinesh Mehta received the felicitation on behalf of CEPT. The Hon Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C.V Rao and the Hon Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr Devendra Fadnavis released a booklet outlining the journey of making urban Maharashtra ODF. CEPT and its partner AIILSG supported preparation of this booklet.

In 2013 Dr. Dinesh Mehta was adjudged the 2013 IWA Development Solutions Award winner for research. The award was presented at the IWA Development Congress and Exhibition 2013 in Nairobi. The IWA Development Solutions Award is presented biennially in recognition of an outstanding innovation or contribution to research or practice which has led to demonstrable uptake, impact or influence at national, regional or international levels in low and middle income countries.