The 9th international water forum ECWATECH-2010 was held in the International Exhibition Center "Crocus Expo" in June 1-4, 2010.
The Forum organizers were the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, the National Union “Vodokanal”, the Russian Association for Water Supply and Sanitation, and SIBICO International LLC.
This Forum ECWATECH – the 9th in succession – was held successfully and can be ranked among the world well-known water exhibitions, such as Aquatech (the Netherlands), Wasser Berlin (Germany), and WEFTEC (USA). On an area of more than 14000 square meters, 742 companies from 28 countries presented their products and services. More than 13000 professionals visited the exhibition; moreover the percentage of visitors from abroad has increased twice as compared to previous years. This indicates to growing interest of the world water community to this biennual event in Moscow.
Among 25 events in the Forum’s agenda, especially notable there were the Conference of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology “Water Resources as a Strategic Factor of Socio-Economic Development”, the workshop of the National Union “Vodokanal” on prospective development of water sector up to 2020, the Conference of the Russian Association for Water Supply and Sanitation “Role and Place of Centralized Water Supply and Sanitation in Provision of Population with Water”, and the Conference of the International Water Association “Water Production and Domestic Wastewater Treatment in XXIst Century: Technologies, Design Choices, Operation”. More than 1000 professionals from 30 countries gathered together in the events of this agenda.
The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament S.M.Mironov and the Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation V.F.Basarghin welcomed the Forum’s participants. V.P.Orlov, the chairman of the Federation Council’s Committee for Nature Resources and Environment Conservation stressed that “water” issue has become a priority in development agenda of the Russian Federation and that regular water forums ECWATECH would help to explore the most innovative methods needed for fulfillment of tasks set by the Russian Government and promote international cooperation.  
The general appreciation of ECWATECH by the participants and organizers once again proves that this is a unique platform for search and discussion of various ideas, development of business and long-term business relations.
Information support to the Forum was provided by more than 100 specialized publications and Internet-portals in Russian, CIS and non-CIS countries.