The Artemis Project’s second annual Top 50 Water Companies Competition results were announced at the BlueTech Forum on June 8, 2010. This award distinguishes advanced water and water-related technology companies as leaders in their trade for helping to build water into one of the great high-growth industries of the 21st century.Leading multi-national corporations are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their exposure to water scarcity risk and achieve sustainable competitive advantage through operational excellence in water management. Governments and other water providers around the world are concerned with meeting demand in an era of dwindling supply. These and other factors are generating unparalleled opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs and investors.