| 1.   | Definitions.  For      purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following      meanings: |
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| 2.   | Employment. |
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| 3.   | Duties of      Employment. |
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| 4.   | Compensation.  During      the Term, Company shall pay to Employee as compensation for the services      to be rendered by Employee hereunder the  following: |
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| 5.   | Benefits.  During      the Term, Employee shall be entitled to the following      benefits: |
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| 6.   | End of Term and Notice      of Termination. |
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| (i)   | Termination      of Employee's employment by Company forCause. |
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| (ii)   | The      voluntary termination of Employee's employment by Employee other than for      Good Reason. |
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| (iii)   | The      death of Employee. |
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| (iv)   | Employee's      attainment of age sixty-five (65). |
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| (v)   | Full      compliance by Company with the provisions of Paragraph 7(e) below, if      Employee's employment shall have been terminated by Company during the      Term for any reason other than      Cause, or if Employee's employment shall have been terminated by reason of      Employee's Disability, or if Employee shall have voluntarily terminated      Employee's employment during the Term for Good  Reason. |
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| 7.   | Payment Upon      Termination. |
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| 8.   | Confidential      Information.  Employee understands that in the course of      Employee's employment by Company, Employee will receive or have access to      confidential information concerning the business or purposes of Company      and Parent, and which Company and Parent desire to      protect.  Such confidential information shall be deemed to      include, but not be limited to, Company's customer lists and information,      and employee lists, including, if known, personnel information and      data.  Employee agrees that Employee will not, at any time      during the period ending two (2) years after the date of termination of      Employee's employment, reveal to anyone outside Company or Parent or use      for Employee's own benefit any such information without specific written      authorization by Company or Parent.  Employee further agrees not      to use any such confidential information or trade secrets in competing      with Company or Parent at any time during or in the two (2) year period      immediately following the date of termination of Employee's employment      with Company. |
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| 9.   | Covenants by Employee      Not to Compete With Company orParent. |
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| 10.   | No Obligation to      Mitigate.  So long as Employee shall not be in breach of      any provision of Paragraph 8 or 9, Employee shall have no duty to mitigate      damages in the event of a termination and if Employee voluntarily obtains      other employment (includingself-employment), |
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| 11.   | Resignation.  In      the event that Employee's services hereunder are terminated under any of      the provisions of this Agreement (except by death), Employee agrees that      Employee will deliver Employee's written resignation as an officer of      Company or Parent, or their subsidiaries and affiliates, to the Board of      Directors, such resignation to become effective immediately, or, at the      option of the Board of Directors, on a later date as specified by the      Board. |
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| 12.   | Insurance.  Company      shall have the right at its own cost and expense to apply for and to      secure in its own name, or otherwise, life, health or accident insurance      or any or all of them covering Employee, and Employee agrees to submit to      the usual and customary medical examination and otherwise to cooperate      with Company in connection with the procurement of any such insurance, and      any claims thereunder. |
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| 13.   | Release.  As      a condition of receiving payments or benefits provided for in this      Agreement, at the request of Company or Parent, Employee shall execute and      deliver for the benefit of Company and Parent, and any subsidiary or      affiliate of Company or Parent, a general release in the form set forth in      Attachment A, and such release shall become effective in accordance with      its terms.  The failure or refusal of Employee to sign such a      release or the revocation of such a release shall cause the termination of      any and all obligations of Company and Parent to make payments or provide      benefits hereunder, and the forfeiture of the right of Employee to receive      any such payments and benefits.  Employee acknowledges that      Company and Parent have advised Employee to consult with an attorney prior      to signing this Agreement and that Employee has had an opportunity to do      so. |
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| 14.   | Additional      Benefits.  In addition to the other benefits payable to      Employee pursuant to this Agreement, in the event that any payment or      benefit received or to be received by Employee under this Agreement (a      “Payment”) is subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by      Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the      “Code”), or any successor to such Section, as determined by a nationally      recognized independent certified public accounting firm selected by the      Company (the “Tax Advisor”), then the Company shall make an additional      payment to Employee in a lump sum equal to all federal, state and local      taxes imposed on the Employee as a result of payments made under this      Agreement, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon the      service provider due to the Company’s payment of the initial taxes on such      compensation.  Such payment shall be made no later than the end      of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Employee      remits the related taxes and in the case of a “specified employee,” as      that term is defined under Section 409A of the Code on the date of      termination, shall not be made sooner than the first day of the seventh      month following termination of employment.  The determination of      the Tax Advisor as provided herein shall be completed not later than      forty-five (45) days following Employee’s date of termination of      employment, and such determination shall be communicated in writing to      Company, with a copy to Employee within said forty-five (45) day      period.  The determination of the Tax Advisor as provided herein      shall be deemed conclusive and binding on Company and      Employee.  Company shall pay the fees and other costs of the Tax      Advisor hereunder. |
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| 15.   | Notices.  All      notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed      effective when delivered in person to Employee or to the Secretary of      Company and Parent, or if mailed, postage prepaid, registered or certified      mail, addressed, in the case of Employee, to Employee's last known address      as carried on the personnel records of Company, and, in the case of      Company and Parent, to the corporate headquarters, attention of the      Secretary, or to such other address as the party to be notified may      specify by notice to the otherparty. |
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| 16.   | Successors and Binding      Agreement. |
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| 17.   | Arbitration.  Any      dispute which may arise between the parties hereto may, if both parties      agree, be submitted to binding arbitration in the State of Connecticut in      accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association;      provided that any such dispute shall first be submitted to Company's Board      of Directors in an effort to resolve such dispute without resort to      arbitration. |
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| 18.   | Severability.  If      any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall be declared void or      unenforceable by any court or administrative body of competent      jurisdiction, such term or condition shall be deemed severable from the      remainder of this Agreement, and the other terms and conditions of this      Agreement shall continue to be valid and  enforceable. |
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| 19.   | Amendment.  This      Agreement may be modified or amended only by an instrument in writing      executed by the parties hereto. |
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| 20.   | Construction.  This      Agreement shall supersede and replace all prior agreements and      understandings between the parties hereto on the subject-matter covered      hereby.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed under      the laws of the State of Connecticut.  Words of the masculine      gender mean and include correlative words of the feminine      gender.  Paragraph |
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| 21.   | Deferred      Compensation.  This Agreement has been prepared with      reference to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be      interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with Section      409A. |
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| 22.   | Assignment      Prohibited.  Benefits hereunder shall not be subject in      any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,      pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment by creditors of the      Employee, Employee’s beneficiary, or estate, and any attempt to      anticipate, alienate, transfer, assign or attach the same shall be      void.  The Employee, Employee’s beneficiary or estate shall only      have a contractual right to benefits hereunder and shall have the status      of general unsecured creditors. |
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| THE      CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY   |   | EMPLOYEE |
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| CONNECTICUT      WATER SERVICE, INC. |   |     |
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