Phoenix Water serves 1.6 million people with drinking water and provides wastewater treatment services for 2.5million people in the Valley of the Sun. Phoenix Water has 5 surface water treatment plants, 3 wastewater treatment plants, and its network includes 21,000 kilometres of water and sewer pipelines. It has 1,500 employees and its capital program over the next ten years is worth $4 billion. On July 10, 2018 at the Singapore International Water Week 2017, Director Kathryn Sorensen, accepted the prestigious invitation for membership into the Leading Utilities of the World network and received a 'Golden Tap' award for utility performance, representing the achievement of the highest level of utility service.