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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10
                                                              Richard L. Mercier

                       EMPLOYMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT by and between Connecticut Water Company, a Connecticut corporation
with its principal office and place of business in Clinton, Connecticut (the
"Company"), Connecticut Water Service, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and
holder of all of the outstanding capital stock of Company (the "Parent") and
Richard L. Mercier, a resident of Plainfield, CT (the "Employee"), dated April
15, 1999.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and the Parent to employ the Employee as President of
Gallup Water Service, Incorporated and the Employee desires to serve in that
capacity.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and the Parent to engage Richard L. Mercier as a
Consultant after the employment period and Mercier desires to serve in that
capacity.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.       a) Employment Period. The Company shall employ the Employee, and the
         Employee shall serve the Company, on the trams and conditions set forth
         in this Agreement, for the period commencing on or before [date of
         closing] and ending on the fourth anniversary of such commencement date
         (the "Employment Period").

         b) Consulting Period. After the Employment Period the Parent shall
         engage the Employee as a Consultant and not as an Employee. Said
         Consulting period shall continue until Richard L. Mercier obtains the
         age of 70. The employee must complete the employment period described
         in Section (1)(a) to be engaged as a Consultant.

2.)      Position and Duties.

         a) During the Employment Period, the Employee shall have the title of
         President of Gallup Water Service, Incorporated and shall report
         directly to the CEO of the Company. The Employee's authority, duties
         and responsibilities shall be those which are described in "Schedule A"
         attached hereto.

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         b) During the Consulting Period, Richard L. Mercier shall have the
         title of Consultant and shall report directly to the CEO of the Parent.
         The Consultant's authority, duties and responsibilities shall be those
         which are described in "Schedule B" attached hereto.

         c) During the Consulting Period, Richard L. Mercier shall be
         responsible for the payment of his own social security taxes, federal
         and state income taxes, pension payments if any, and any similar items.
         Richard L. Mercier shall not be entitled to workers compensation
         benefits and shall not be entitled to unemployment compensation
         benefits.

         If the nature of the responsibilities required during the employment or
consulting period change from those duties outlined in Attachments A and B, the
Company shall make an immediate payment of the amounts due to Richard L. Mercier
under the terms of this agreement.

3.) Compensation.

         a.) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall
         receive an annual base salary ("Annual Base Salary") equal to $72,825,
         to be earned and paid at a biweekly rate of $2,800.96. During any
         period after the end of the Employment Period when the Employee is
         employed by the Company, the Annual Base Salary shall be as agreed upon
         by the Employee and the Company.

         During the Consulting Period, Richard L. Mercier shall receive annual
         fees equal to $18,000.00 to be paid on a quarterly basis of $4,500.00
         per quarter.

         b.) Other Benefits. During the Employment Period and any subsequent
         period when the Employee is employed by the Company or any of its other
         Affiliated Companies: (i) the Employee shall be entitled to participate
         in all qualified deferred compensation, savings and retirement plans,
         practices, policies and programs of the Company in accordance with the
         plans, practices, programs and policies of The Connecticut Water
         Company ("CWC") set forth, from time to time, in such plans or any CWC
         employee manual; and (ii) the Employee and/or the Employee's family, as
         the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in, and shall
         receive all benefits under, all welfare benefit plans, practices,
         policies and programs provided by the Company (including, without
         limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary
         continuance, employee life insurance, group

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         life insurance, and accidental death and travel accident insurance
         plans and programs) in accordance with the plans, practices, programs
         and policies of CWC set forth, from time to time, in such plans or any
         CWC employee manual. Richard L. Mercier will also have use of a company
         vehicle during his employment and may purchase that vehicle, at its
         then book value, at the time he ceases to be an employee. If the
         Employee terminates employment with the Company or any of its other
         Affiliated Companies at or after having attained age 70, the Employee
         shall also be entitled to receive from the Company an annual
         supplemental executive retirement benefit having a value equal to the
         excess, if any, of (i) or (ii), where:

                  (i) it an annual benefit of $18,000.00 payable to the Employee
                  as a life annuity as of the date of the Employee's retirement,
                  and

                  (ii) is the annual benefit, if any, payable to the Employee
                  under The Connecticut Water Company's qualified deferred
                  benefit retirement plan and any non-qualified retirement plan
                  covering the Employee, as a life annuity as of the date of the
                  Employee's retirement, calculated in accordance with the terms
                  of such plans.

         Such supplemental executive retirement benefit shall cease as of the
         date of the Employee's death and shall be an unfunded obligation of the
         Company.

         For the purpose of determining the eligibility of the Employee to
         participate in such retiree medical and dental and retiree life
         insurance benefit plans as the Company may maintain for the benefit of
         employees of the Company, the Employee shall receive credit for six (6)
         years of service, provided he has completed the Employment period as
         defined in Section (1)(a), and shall participate in any such plans in
         accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

         c.) Expenses. During the Employment and Consulting Periods and any
         subsequent period when the Employee/Consultant is employed by the
         Company, the Employee/Consultant shall be entitled to receive prompt
         reimbursement for all reasonable authorized travel and other authorized
         expenses incurred by the Employee/Consultant in carrying out the
         Employee's/Consultant's duties under this Agreement in accordance with
         the policies and procedures established by the Company.

         d.) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period and any subsequent
         period when the Employee is employed by the Company, the Employee shall
         be entitled to Fringe benefits including sick time and holidays in
         accordance with the plans, practices, programs and policies of CWC set
         forth, from time to time, in such plans or any CWC employee manual.

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         e.) Vacation. During the Employment Period and any subsequent period
         when the Employee is employed by the Company, the Employee shall be
         entitled to two weeks' paid vacation annually in accordance with the
         plans, policies, programs and practices of CWC as set forth, from time
         to time, in such plans or any CWC employee manual.

4.)      Termination of Employment.

         a.) Death or Disability. The Employee's employment shall terminate
         automatically upon the Employee's death. The Company shall be entitled
         to terminate the Employee because of the Employee's Disability during
         the Employment Period. "Disability" means that the Employee has been
         unable, with or without accommodation, for a period of 180 consecutive
         business days, to perform the Employees' duties under this Agreement,
         as a result of physical or mental illness or injury. A termination of
         the Employee's employment by the Company for Disability shall be
         communicated to the Employee by written notice, and shall be effective
         on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Employee (the
         "Disability Effective Date"), unless the Employee returns to full-time
         performance of the Employee's duties before the Disability Effective
         Date. In the event that the Company terminates the Employee due to
         Disability, the Employee shall be considered to have completed the
         Employment Period as defined in Section (1)(a) and shall receive
         disability benefits as provided in paragraph 6 hereof. The Employee
         shall have no disability benefits other than those set forth in
         paragraph 6 hereof.

         b.) By the Company. The Company may terminate the Employee's employment
         for Cause. "Cause" means: the Employee's commission of a felony under
         the laws of the United States or any state thereof (in connection with
         his employment) as determined by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction.

         c.) A termination of the Employee's employment by the Employee shall be
         effected by giving the Company written notice of the termination.

         d.) Date of Termination. The "Date of Termination" means the date of
         the Employee's death, the date on which the termination of the
         Employee's employment by the Company for Cause is effective, or the
         date that is 60 days after the date on which the Employee gives the
         Company notice of a termination of employment, as the case may be.

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5.       Termination of Consulting.

         a) The Consulting services of Richard L. Mercier shall be initiated
         upon completion of the employment period described in Section (1)(a)
         and shall terminate only upon his death or upon his attaining the age
         of 70 and not upon his disability. Richard L. Mercier's retirement
         benefits in existence since age 55 shall continue until Richard L.
         Mercier's death.

6.       Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

         a.) Cause; Other than Death. If the Employee's employment is terminated
         by the Company other than for cause or death during the Employment
         Period, or if the employee becomes disabled during the Employment
         Period, the Company shall pay the amounts described in subparagraph (i)
         below to the Employee in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the
         Date of Termination OR AT THE EMPLOYEE'S OPTION IN A MANNER DESCRIBED
         IN PARAGRAPH 3(a), REDUCED BY ANY PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEE DUE TO DISABILITY
         COVERAGE PROVIDED IN 3 (b), THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE INITIAL
         EMPLOYMENT PERIOD. The payments provided pursuant to this subparagraph
         (a) of Paragraph 5 are intended as either or both severance pay or
         liquidated damages for a termination of the Employee's employment by
         the Company other than for Cause or death and shall be the sole and
         exclusive remedy therefor.

         1) The amounts to be paid in a lump sum as described above are:

                  A. The Employee's accrued but unpaid cash compensation (the
                  "Accrued Obligations"), which shall equal the sum of (1) any
                  portion of the Employee's Annual Base Salary through the Date
                  of Termination that has not yet been paid; (2) any
                  compensation previously deferred by the Employee (together
                  with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) that has not
                  yet been paid; and (3) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay.

                  B. Severance pay ill an amount equal to the Employee's annual
                  Base Salary for the period, if any, from the Date of
                  Termination to the end of the initial four year Employment
                  Period set forth in Section 1 hereof.

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                  C. The aggregate Company matching contributions and Company
                  profit sharing contributions, if any, that would have been
                  made by the Company under the Savings Plan of the Company or
                  any successor program of the Company in effect on the date on
                  which termination shall have occurred, if the Employee had
                  continued to be employed, and to participate on a fully vested
                  basis in the Savings Plan or such successor program to the
                  same extent as the Employee participated for the last month
                  during which the Employee was permitted to participate, for
                  the period, if any, from the Date of Termination to the end of
                  the initial four year Employment Period set forth in Section 1
                  hereof at an annual rate of compensation equal to the
                  Employee's Annual Base Salary. The discounted present value of
                  such contributions shall be payable to the Employee in a lump
                  sum, as calculated by the independent actuary for the
                  Employees' Pension Plan using the assumptions specified in the
                  Employees' Pension Plan.

         (2)      For the period, if any, from the Date of Termination to the
                  end of the initial four year Employment Period set forth in
                  Section 1 hereof, the Employee shall continue to be entitled
                  to participate in such employee welfare benefit plans, within
                  the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
                  Security Act of 1974, as amended, maintained by the Company in
                  which the Employee shall be a participant on the Date of
                  Termination, subject to the terms and conditions of such
                  employee welfare benefit plans as may be in effect from time
                  to time during such period under this Agreement, with benefits
                  based upon compensation equal to the Employee's Annual Base
                  Salary. The extent that such benefits shall not be payable or
                  provided under any such employee welfare benefit plan, the
                  Company shall pay or provide such benefits on an individual
                  basis. The medical, dental, health and other employee welfare
                  benefits provided for hereunder shall be secondary to any
                  comparable benefits provided by another employer.

                  b.) By Reason of Death. If the Employee's employment or the
                  Consultant's services are terminated by reason of death at any
                  time, this Agreement shall terminate without further
                  obligations to Mr. Mercier's legal representatives under this
                  Agreement, other than for payment of the Accrued Obligations
                  and life insurance as provided in Section (3)(b) as may be
                  applicable.

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7.)      Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or
         limit the Employee's future participation in any plan, program, policy
         or practice provided by the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies for which the Employee may qualify, nor shall anything in
         this Agreement limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Employee
         may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any of the
         other Affiliated Companies. Vested benefits and other amounts that the
         Employee is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy,
         practice or program of, or any contract or agreement with, the Company
         or any of the other Affiliated Companies on or after the Date of
         Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy,
         practice, program, contract or agreement, as the case may be, except as
         otherwise explicitly modified by this Agreement.

8.)      Full Settlement. In no event shall the Employee be obligated to seek
         other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the
         amounts payable to the Employee under any of the provisions of this
         Agreement, but if the Employee secures other employment, any employee
         welfare benefits the Company is required to provide to the Employee
         following termination of the Employee's employment shall be secondary
         to those provided by another employer (if any).

9.)      Confidential Information. The Employee understands that in the course
         of the Employee's employment by the Company, the Employee will receive
         or have access to confidential information concerning the business or
         proposes of the Company and any of the other Affiliated Companies and
         which the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies desire to
         protect. Such confidential information shall be deemed to include, but
         not be limited to, the Company's customer lists and information, and
         employee lists, including, if known, personnel information and data.
         The Employee agrees that the Employee will not, at any time during the
         period of his employment, or at any time during the period ending two
         (2) years after the date of termination, reveal to anyone outside the
         Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies or use for the
         Employee's own benefit any such information without specific written
         authorization by the Company or the Parent.

10.)     Covenants by the Employee Not to Compete with the Company or the Parent

         a) Upon file Date of Termination of the Employee's employment with the
         Company for any reason, the Employee covenants and agrees that the
         Employee will not at any time during the period of two years from and
         after such Date of Termination directly or indirectly in any manner or
         under any circumstances or conditions whatsoever be or become
         interested, as an individual, partner, principal, agent, clerk,
         employee, stockholder, officer, director, trustee or in any other
         capacity whatsoever, except as a nominal owner of stock of a public
         corporation, in any other business which, at the date of the Employee's

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         termination, is a Competitor (as defined herein), with directly or
         indirectly, with the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies,
         or engage or participate in, directly or indirectly (whether as an
         officer, director, employee, partner, consultant, holder of any equity
         or debt investment, lender or in any other manner or capacity), or lend
         the Employee's name (or any part or variant thereof) to, any business
         which, at the date of the Employee's termination, is a Competitor,
         either directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of the other
         Affiliated Companies, or as a result of the Employee's engagement or
         participation would become, a Competitor, either directly or
         indirectly, with any aspect of the business of the Company or any of
         the other Affiliated Companies, as it exists at the time of the
         Employee's termination, or solicit any officer, director, employee or
         agent of the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies or any
         subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies to become an officer, director, employee or agent of the
         Employee, the Employee's respective affiliates or anyone else.
         Ownership, in the aggregate, of less than (1%) of the outstanding
         shares of capital stock of any corporation with one or more classes of
         its capital stock lists on a national securities exchange or publicly
         traded in the over-the-counter market shall not constitute a violation
         of the foregoing provision. For the purposes of this Agreement, a
         Competitor is any business which is similar to the business of the
         Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies or in any way in
         competition with the business of the Company or any of the other
         Affiliated Companies within any of the then-existing service areas of
         the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies.

         b) The Employee hereby acknowledges that the Employee's services are
         unique and extraordinary, and are not readily replaceable, and hereby
         expressly agrees that the Company and the Parent, in enforcing the
         covenants contained in Paragraphs 8 and 9 herein, in addition to any
         the remedies provided for herein or otherwise available at law, shall
         be entitled in any court of equity having jurisdiction to an injunction
         restraining the Employee in the event of a breach, actual or
         threatened, of the agreements and covenants contained in this Section
         9.

         c) The parties hereto believe that the restrictive covenants of this
         Section 9 are reasonable. However, if at any time is shall be
         determined by any court of competent jurisdiction that this Section 9
         or any portion of it as written, are unenforceable because the
         restrictions are unreasonable, the parties hereto agree that such
         portions as shall have been determined to be unreasonably restrictive
         shall thereupon be amended as to make such restrictions reasonable in
         the determination of such court, and the said covenants, as so
         modified, shall be enforceable between the parties to the same extent
         as if such amendments had been made prior to the date of any alleged
         breach of said covenants.

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11.)     Insurance. The 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 the Employee, and
         the Employee agrees to submit to the usual and customary medical
         examination and otherwise to cooperate with the Company in connection
         with the procurement of any such insurance, and any claims thereunder.

12.)     Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
         be deemed effective when delivered in person to the Employee or to the
         Secretary of the Company and the Parent, or if mailed, postage prepaid,
         registered or certified mail, addressed, in the case of the Employee,
         to the Employee's last known address as carried on the personnel
         records of the Company, and, in the case of the Company and the 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
         other party.

13.)     Successors and Assigns.

         a.)  Assignment by Employee. This Agreement is personal to the Employee
         and shall not be assignable by the Employee.

         b.) Assignment by the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the
         benefit of and by binding upon the Company and the other Affiliated
         Companies and their respective successors and assigns. As used in this
         Agreement, the "Company" and the other Affiliated Companies shall mean
         both the Company and the other Affiliated Companies, respectively, and
         any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement,
         by operation of law or otherwise.

14.)     Release. Prior to receiving severance payments or benefits provided for
         in Paragraph 6(a) of this Agreement, at the request of the Company or
         the Parent, the Employee shall execute and deliver for the benefit of
         the Company and the Parent, and any of the Affiliated Companies, a
         general release in the form set forth in Attachment C, and such release
         shall, become effective in accordance with its terms. The failure or
         refusal of the Employee to sign such a release or the revocation of
         such a release shall cause the termination of any and all obligations
         of the Company and the Parent to make payment or provide benefits
         hereunder and the forfeiture of the right of the Employee to receive
         any such payments and benefits. The Employee acknowledges that the
         Company and the Parent have advised the Employee to consult with an
         attorney prior to signing this Agreement and that the Employee has had
         an opportunity to do so.

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15.)     Arbitration. Any dispute which may arise between the parties hereto
         shall, be submitted to binding arbitration in the State of Connecticut
         in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association.

16.)     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.

17.)     Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by an
         instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

18.)     Construction. This Agreement is intended to include all prior
         agreements and understandings between the parties as have been
         set-forth in various letters including without limitation a certain
         letter from Connecticut Water Service, Inc. to Richard L. Mercier dated
         February 10, 1999. 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
         headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of
         the terms and provisions of the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Parent have caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized officer, and the Employee and the Consultant have
hereunto set the Employee and the Consultant's hand, this 13th day of April,
1999.

CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC.

/s/ David C. Benoit
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    David C. Benoit
    Vice President of Finance and Treasurer

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CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY

/s/  David C. Benoit
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     David C. Benoit
     Vice President of Finance and Treasurer

/s/  Richard L. Mercier
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     Richard L. Mercier
     Employee

/s/  Richard L. Mercier
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     Richard L. Mercier
     Consultant

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                                   SCHEDULE A

                              POSITION DESCRIPTION

                 PRESIDENT - GALLUP WATER SERVICE, INCORPORATED

1.       Serves as a primary spokesman for the company in developing its public
         image and represents the company in its relationships with major
         customers, suppliers, the financial community, industry groups,
         government bodies, as well as directing participation in appropriate
         outside meetings. Develops and maintains appropriate working
         relationships with government officials.

2.       Works with external agencies to address opportunities for expanding
         service territories, as well as to expand the economic development of
         the operating regions.

3.       Recommends programs aimed at achieving growth, diversification, and
         profitability.

4.       Works with CEO to ensure that future planning is carried out.

5.       At specified intervals, reviews with the CEO operating and capital
         budgets, performance toward objectives and changes.

6.       Develops, grows and manages a profitable business. Preserves the
         strength of the company to best preserve its independence and the
         interests of the stockholders and customers.

7.       Ensures that corporate policies are uniformly understood and properly
         interpreted and administered by subordinates.

8.       Works with the CEO to develop the basic objectives, policies and
         operating plans of the business, both tactical and strategic. Ensures
         that regulatory history and trends are recognized for their impact.

9.       Maintains a strong management team, assuring the availability of
         qualified people to support and strengthen the resources of the
         business in meeting its objectives.

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                                   SCHEDULE B

                              POSITION DESCRIPTION

                                   CONSULTANT

A.       Develops and maintains appropriate working relationships with
         government officials.

B.       Works with external agencies to address opportunities for expanding
         service territories, as well as expand the economic development of the
         operating regions.

C.       Recommends programs aimed at achieving growth, diversification, and
         profitability.

D.       Works with the CEO to develop the basic objectives, policies, and
         operating plans of the business, both tactical and strategic. Ensures
         that regulatory history and trends are recognized for their impact.

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                                  ATTACHMENT C

                                     RELEASE

We advise you to consult an attorney before you sign this Release. You have
until the date which is seven (7) days after the Release is signed and returned
to the [     ] Water Company ("the Company") to change your mind and revoke your
Release. Your Release shall not become effective or enforceable until after that
date.

In consideration for the severance benefits and payments provided under your
Employment Agreement dated ___________ with the Company and Connecticut Water
Service, Inc. ("the Parent"), and more specifically enumerated in Exhibit 1
hereto, by your signature below you agree to accept such benefits and not to
make any claims of any kind against the Company, its past and present and future
Parent corporations, subsidiaries, divisions, subdivisions, affiliates and
related companies or their successors and assigns, including without limitation
the Parent, or any and all past, present and future Directors, officers,
fiduciaries or employees of any of the foregoing (all parties referred to in the
foregoing are hereinafter referred to as the "Releasees") before any agency,
court or other forum, and you agree to release the Releasees from all claims,
known or unknown, arising in any way from any actions taken by the Releasees up
to the date of this Release, including, without limiting the foregoing, any
claim for wrongful discharge or breach of contract or any claims arising under
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Connecticut's Fair Employment Practices
Act or any other federal, state or local statute or regulation and any claim for
attorneys' fees, expenses or costs of litigation.

THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH MEANS THAT BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED
ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE
RELEASEES BASED ON ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE RELEASEES UP TO THE DATE OF THIS
RELEASE.

By signing this Release, you further agree as follows:

1.)      You have read this Release carefully and fully understand its terms;

2.)      You have had at least twenty-one (21) days to consider the terms of the
         Release;

3.)      You have seven (7) days from the date you sign this Release to revoke
         it by written notification to the Company. After this seven (7) day
         period, THIS Release is final and binding and may not be revoked;

4.)      You have been advised to seek legal counsel and have had an opportunity
         to do so;

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5.)      You would not otherwise be entitled to the severance benefits provided
         under your Employment Agreement with the Company and the Parent had you
         not agreed to waive any right you have to bring a lawsuit or legal
         claim against the Releasees; and

6.)      Your agreement to the terms set forth above is voluntary.

Name:             _____________________________

Signature:        _____________________________

Date:             _____________________________

Received by:      _____________________________

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11
                                                                     Roger Engle

                       EMPLOYMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT by and between Crystal Water Company, a Connecticut corporation with
its principal office and place of business in Danielson, Connecticut (the
"Company"), Connecticut Water Service, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and
holder of all of the outstanding capital stock of Company (the "Parent") and
Roger Engle, a resident of Brookly, CT (Mr. Engle or the "Employee"), dated as
of September 29, 1999.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and the Parent to employ Roger Engle as President of
the Company and Mr. Engle desires to serve in that capacity;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and the Parent to engage Roger Engle as a Consultant
after the employment period and Mr. Engle desires to serve in that capacity.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.       Employment Period. The Company shall employ the Employee, and the
         Employee shall serve the Company, on the trams and conditions set forth
         in this Agreement, for the period commencing on or before September 29,
         1999 and ending on December 30, 1999 (the "Employment Period").

2.       Consultant Period. After the Employment Period the Parent shall engage
         Mr. Engle as a Consultant and not as an Employee. Said Consulting
         period shall continue for a period of 10 years, terminating on December
         31, 2009 (the "Consulting Period"). If the Employee resigns prior to
         the completion of the Employment Period described in Section (1) the
         Company shall not be required to engage Mr. Engle as a Consultant.

3.       Position, Duties and Location.

         a) During the Employment Period, the Employee shall have the title of
         President of the Company and shall report directly to the CEO of the
         Parent. The Employee's authority, duties and responsibilities shall be
         those described in "Schedule A" attached hereto.
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         b) During the Consulting Period, Mr. Engle shall have the title of
            Consultant and shall report directly to the CEO of the Parent. The
            Consultant's authority, duties and responsibilities shall be those
            described in "Schedule B" attached hereto.

         c) During the Consulting Period, Mr. Engle shall not be an Employee of
            the Parent or any of the other Affiliated Companies (as hereinafter
            defined) and as an independent contractor shall be responsible for
            the payment of his own social security taxes, federal and state
            income taxes, pension contributions if any, and any similar items.
            Mr. Engle shall not be entitled to unemployment compensation or
            disability benefits during the Consultant Period.

         d) During the Employment Period and excluding any periods of vacation
            and sick leave to which the Employee is entitled, the Employee shall
            devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to
            the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary
            to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Employee under
            this Agreement, use the Employee's reasonable best efforts to carry
            out such responsibilities faithfully and efficiently. It shall not
            be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Employee to serve
            on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees so long as
            such activities do not involve a conflict of interest with the
            Company or the Parent or other "Affiliated Companies" (as
            hereinafter defined) or interfere with the performance of the
            Employee's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in
            accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement,
            "Affiliated Companies" means the Parent and all companies controlled
            by, controlling or under common control with the Parent.

         e) During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be entitled to
            maintain his office at the Company's present office location in
            Danielson, CT. During the Consultant Period, the Company shall
            provide such office space and secretarial assistance as may be
            necessary for the fulfillment of duties consistent with Schedule B
            attached hereto.

4.)      Compensation.

         a.) Base Salary. The Employee shall be paid at a biweekly rate of
         $4615.38 for the duration of the Employment Period. The total Annual
         Base Salary due Mr. Engle for the period from January 1, 1999 up to and
         including the Employment Period shall not exceed $120,551 including any
         holiday or other leave for which he has been paid.

         b.) Consultant Fees. During the Consultant Period, Mr. Engle shall
         receive fees equal to $16,000 on an annual basis to be paid on a
         quarterly basis of $4,000 per quarter on the first day of the first
         month of each quarter.
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         c.) Other Benefits. (1) During the Employment Period: (i) the Employee
         shall be entitled to participate in all qualified deferred
         compensation, savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and
         programs of the Company in accordance with the plans, practices,
         programs and policies available to Officers of the Company set forth,
         from time to time, in such plans or any Company employee manual; and
         (ii) the Employee and/or the Employee's family, as the case may be,
         shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all benefits
         under, all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs
         provided by the Company for Officers of the Company in accordance with
         the plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company set forth,
         from time to time, in such plans or Company employee manual. (2) Upon
         completion of the Consulting Period, the employee will thereafter
         receive a supplemental executive retirement benefit designed to pay him
         $16,000 per year, regardless of any payments then due him under any
         pension plan of the Company. (3) The Employee will have use of his
         current company vehicle during his employment and shall be given that
         vehicle, at the end of the Employment Period, provided he assumes
         responsibility for all taxes, insurance and maintenance of said vehicle
         after his retirement. (4) Upon completion of the Employment Period, the
         Employee shall receive benefits available to Company retirees including
         the option to take payment of retirement benefits in a lump sum payout
         in accordance with the terms of the Crystal Water Company Defined
         Benefit Pension Plan as amended effective January 1, 1998. (5) The
         Company shall maintain a life insurance policy for Mr. Engle which will
         provide a lump sum payment of $150,000 to his spouse should his death
         occur during the Consulting Period.

         d.) Expenses. During the Employment and Consulting Periods, the
         Employee/Consultant shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement
         for all reasonable authorized travel and other authorized expenses
         incurred by the Employee/Consultant in carrying out the
         Employee's/Consultant's duties under this Agreement in accordance with
         the policies and procedures established by the Company or the Parent,
         as applicable.

         e.) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall
         be entitled to Fringe benefits in accordance with the plans, practices,
         programs and policies of the Company set forth, from time to time, in
         such plans or any Company employee manual.

         f.) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be
         entitled to four weeks' paid vacation annually in accordance with the
         plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company as set forth,
         from time to time, in such plans or any Company employee manual.
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         g.) Consideration for Board of Directors. Upon completion of the
         Employment Period and subsequent retirement, Mr. Engle shall be
         recommended by the CEO of the Parent to the Connecticut Water Company
         Committee on Directors for consideration as a candidate for nomination
         to the Board of Directors of Connecticut Water Company for election at
         the Year 2000 Meeting of Shareholders.

5.)      Termination of Employment.

         a.) Death or Disability. The Employee's employment shall terminate
         automatically upon the Employee's death. The Company shall be entitled
         to terminate the Employee's employment because of the Employee's
         Disability during the Employment Period. "Disability" means that the
         Employee has been unable, with or without accommodation, for a period
         of 180 consecutive business days, to perform the Employees' duties
         under this Agreement, as a result of physical or mental illness or
         injury. A termination of the Employee's employment by the Company for
         Disability shall be communicated to the Employee by written notice, and
         shall be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the
         Employee (the "Disability Effective Date"), unless the Employee returns
         to full-time performance of the Employee's duties before the Disability
         Effective Date. In the event that the Company terminates the Employee
         due to Disability, the Employee shall be considered to have completed
         the Employment Period as defined in Paragraph (1) and the Employee
         shall not be entitled to any disability benefits other than
         specifically set forth in this Agreement.

         b.) By the Company. The Company may terminate the Employee's employment
         for Cause. "Cause" means: (i) the Employee's failure to perform the
         duties of his employment in any material respect after notice from the
         Company and failure to cure within ten business days after delivery of
         such notice, (ii) malfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of
         the Employee's duties of employment, (iii) the Employee's commission of
         a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
         (whether or not in connection with his employment), (iv) the commission
         by the Employee of a fraud upon the Company or any of the other
         Affiliated Companies, (b) willful misconduct on the part of the
         Employee, (vi) the Employee's breach of any of the provisions of
         Paragraph 10 or 11 of this Agreement, or (vii) any other act or
         omission by the employee (other than an act or omission resulting from
         the exercise by the Employee of good faith business judgment) which is
         materially injurious to the financial condition or the business
         reputation of the Company or any of the Affiliated Companies provided,
         however, that the Employee may, within ten (10) days of receipt of such
         notice, request in writing a hearing by the Board of the Parent. Upon
         such request, the Employee shall be entitled to be heard by the Board
         of Directors of the Parent, which shall determine whether or not the
         Employee shall be terminated and shall provide its reasons for any
         termination to the Employee in writing.
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         c.) By the Employee. A termination of the Employee's employment by the
         Employee shall be effected by giving the Company written notice of the
         termination.

         d.) No Waiver. The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a
         Notice of Termination for Cause shall not constitute a waiver of the
         right to assert, and shall not preclude the party giving notice from
         asserting, such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right
         under or provision of this Agreement.

         e.) Date of Termination. The "Date of Termination" means the date of
         the Employee's death, the Disability Effective Date, the date on which
         the termination of the Employee's employment by the Company for Cause
         is effective, or the date that is 60 days after the date on which the
         Employee gives the Company notice of a termination of employment, as
         the case may be.

6.       Termination of Consulting. The Consulting services of Roger Engle shall
         commence on January 1, 2000 upon completion of the Employment Period
         and, unless terminated by the Parent, which may be done by the Parent
         for any of the reasons specified in clauses (iii), (iv), (vi), or
         (viii) of the definition of "cause," shall terminate only upon his
         death or upon his completing the 10 year Consulting Period.

7.       Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

         a.) Other Than for Cause or Death. If, during the Employment Period,
         the Company terminates the Employee's employment, other than for Cause
         or death, the Company shall continue to pay Employee all amounts
         contemplated by this Agreement as a result of his being an Employee of
         the Company, including the $16,000.00 per year annual benefits payable
         to the Employee under Paragraph 4(c)(2) hereof.

         b.) For Cause or Death. If the Employee's employment is terminated due
         to death or by the Company for Cause during the Employment Period or if
         the Employee voluntarily terminates employment, the Company shall pay
         the Employee the Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination and
         the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the Employee
         (together with any accrued interest or earning thereon), and any
         benefits due in accordance with the Crystal Water Company Defined
         Benefit Plan as amended effective January 1, 1998, in each case to the
         extent not yet paid, and neither the Company nor any Affiliated Company
         shall have any further obligations under this Agreement.
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8.)      Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or
         limit the Employee's future participation in any plan, program, policy
         or practice provided by the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies for which the Employee may qualify, nor shall anything in
         this Agreement limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Employee
         may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any of the
         other Affiliated Companies. Vested benefits and other amounts that the
         Employee is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy,
         practice or program of, or any contract or agreement with, the Company
         or any of the other Affiliated Companies on or after the Date of
         Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy,
         practice, program, contract or agreement, as the case may be, except as
         otherwise explicitly modified by this Agreement.

9.)      Full Settlement. In no event shall the Employee be obligated to seek
         other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the
         amounts payable to the Employee under any of the provisions of this
         Agreement, but if the Employee secures other employment, any employee
         welfare benefits the Company is required to provide to the Employee
         following termination of the Employee's employment shall be secondary
         to those provided by another employer (if any).

10.)     Confidential Information. Mr. Engle understands that in the course of
         his Employment/Consultant period by the Company, he will receive or
         have access to confidential information concerning the business or
         proposes of the Company and any of the other Affiliated Companies and
         which the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies desire to
         protect. Such confidential information shall be deemed to include, but
         not be limited to, the Company's customer lists and information, and
         employee lists, including, if known, personnel information and data.
         Mr. Engle agrees that he will not, at any time during the period ending
         earlier of (i) two years after the Date of Termination or (ii) two
         years after completion of the Consulting Period reveal to anyone
         outside the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies or use for
         his own benefit any such information without specific written
         authorization by the Company or the Parent. Mr. Engle further agrees
         not to use any such confidential information or trade secrets in
         competing with the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies at
         any time during or in the period ending the earlier of (i) the two-year
         period immediately following the Date of Termination, or (ii) two years
         after completion of the Consulting Period.
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11.)     Covenants by the Employee Not to Compete with the Company or the Parent

         (a) Mr. Engle covenants and agrees that he will not at any time during
         the period ending the earlier of (i) two years from and after such Date
         of Termination or (ii) two years after completion of the Consulting
         Period directly or indirectly in any manner or under any circumstances
         or conditions whatsoever be or become interested, as an individual,
         partner, principal, agent, clerk, employee, stockholder, officer,
         director, trustee or in any other capacity whatsoever, except as a
         nominal owner of stock of a public corporation, in any other business
         which, at any such date, is a Competitor (as defined herein), either
         directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies, or engage or participate in, directly or indirectly (whether
         as an officer, director, employee, partner, consultant, holder of an
         equity or debt investment, lender or in any other manner or capacity),
         or lend the Employee's name (or any part or variant thereof) to, any
         business which, at any such date, is a Competitor, either directly or
         indirectly, with the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies,
         or as a result of the Employee's engagement or participation would
         become, a Competitor, either directly or indirectly, with any aspect of
         the business of the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies,
         as it exists at any such date, or solicit any officer, director,
         employee or agent of the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or any of the
         other Affiliated Companies to become an officer, director, employee or
         agent of the Employee, the Employee's respective affiliates or anyone
         else. Ownership, in the aggregate, of less than five percent (5%) of
         the outstanding shares of capital stock of any corporation with one or
         more classes of its capital stock listed on a national securities
         exchange or publicly traded in the over-the-counter market shall not
         constitute a violation of the foregoing provision. For the purposes of
         this Agreement, a Competitor is any business service areas then being
         served by the Company or any of the other Affiliated Companies which is
         similar to the business of the Company or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies or in any way in competition with the business of the Company
         or any of the other Affiliated Companies.

         (b) The Employee hereby acknowledges that the Employee's services are
         unique and extraordinary, and are not readily replaceable, and hereby
         agrees that the Company and the Parent, in enforcing the covenants
         contained in Paragraphs 10 and 11 herein, in addition to any the
         remedies provided for herein or otherwise available at law, shall be
         entitled in any court of equity having jurisdiction to an injunction
         restraining the Employee in the event of a breach, actual or
         threatened, of the agreements and covenants contained in Paragraphs 10
         or 11.
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         c) The parties hereto believe that the restrictive covenants of this
         Paragraph 11 are reasonable. However, if at any time is shall be
         determined by any court of competent jurisdiction that this Paragraph
         11 or any portion of it as written, are unenforceable because the
         restrictions are unreasonable, the parties hereto agree that such
         portions as shall have been determined to be unreasonably restrictive
         shall thereupon be amended as to make such restrictions reasonable in
         the determination of such court, and the said covenants, as so
         modified, shall be enforceable between the parties to the same extent
         as if such amendments had been made prior to the date of any alleged
         breach of said covenants.

12.)     Insurance. The 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 the Employee, and
         the Employee agrees to submit to the usual and customary medical
         examination and otherwise to cooperate with the Company in connection
         with the procurement of any such insurance, and any claims thereunder.

13.)     Release. As a condition of eligibility for severance payments or
         benefits provided for in Paragraph 7(a) of this Agreement, at the
         request of the Company or the Parent, the Employee shall execute and
         deliver for the benefit of the Company and the Parent, and any of the
         Affiliated Companies, a general release in the form set forth in
         Schedule C, and such release shall become effective in accordance with
         its terms provided that neither the Company nor the Parent is in breach
         of its obligations under that Agreement at the time such request is
         made. The failure or refusal of the Employee to sign such a release or
         the revocation of such a release shall cause the termination of any and
         all obligations of the Company and the Parent to make payments or
         provide benefits hereunder, and the forfeiture of the right of the
         Employee to receive any such payments and benefits. The Employee
         acknowledges that the Company and the Parent have advised the Employee
         to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement and that
         the Employee has had an opportunity to do so.

14.)     Regulatory Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
         Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to make, and the Employee
         shall have no right to receive, any payment, benefit or amount under
         this Agreement which would violate any law, regulation or regulatory
         order applicable to the Company, or any of the other Affiliated
         Companies at the time such payment, benefit or amount is due
         ("Prohibited Payment"). If and to the extent the Company shall at a
         later date be relieved of the restriction on its ability to make any
         Prohibited Payment, then at such time the Company, or the Parent shall
         promptly make payment of any such amounts to the Employee. The parties
         hereto acknowledge that as of the date of this Agreement, no payment,
         benefit, or amount payable under this Agreement would be a Prohibited
         Payment.
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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 the Employee or to the
         Secretary of the Company and the Parent, or if mailed, postage prepaid,
         registered or certified mail, addressed, in the case of the Employee,
         to the Employee's last known address as carried on the personnel
         records of the Company, and, in the case of the Company and the Parent,
         to the corporate headquarters, attention of the CEO, or to such other
         address as the party to be notified may specify by notice to the other
         party.

16.)     Successors and Assigns.

         a.) Assignment by Employee. This Agreement is personal to the Employee
         and shall not be assignable by the Employee.

         b.) Assignment by the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the
         benefit of and by binding upon the Company and the other Affiliated
         Companies and their respective successors and assigns. As used in this
         Agreement, the "Company" and the other Affiliated Companies shall mean
         both the Company and the other Affiliated Companies, respectively, and
         any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement,
         by operation of law or otherwise.

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 the Company's Board of Directors in an effort to resolve
         such dispute without resort to arbitration.

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.

19.)     Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by an
         instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

20.)     Construction. This Agreement 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
         headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of
         the terms and provisions of the Agreement.

21.)     Guarantee. The Parent hereby guarantees the obligations of the Company
         hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Parent have caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized officer, and the Employee has hereunto set the
Employee's hand, this ____ day of _____ 19__.

CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC.

/s/ Marshall T. Chiaraluce
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    Marshall T. Chiaraluce
    President & CEO

CRYSTAL WATER COMPANY
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/s/ Randolph Kempain
   [Someone other than Engle]

/s/ Roger Engle
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    Roger Engle
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                                   SCHEDULE A

                              POSITION DESCRIPTION

                        PRESIDENT - CRYSTAL WATER COMPANY

1.       Serves as a primary spokesman for the company in developing its public
         image and represents the company in its relationships with major
         customers, suppliers, the financial community, industry groups,
         government bodies, as well as directing participation in appropriate
         outside meetings. Develops and maintains appropriate working
         relationships with government officials.

2.       Works with external agencies to address opportunities for expanding
         service territories, as well as to expand the economic development of
         the operating regions.

3.       Recommends programs aimed at achieving growth, diversification, and
         profitability.

4.       Works with CEO to ensure that future planning is carried out.

5.       At specified intervals, reviews with the CEO operating and capital
         budgets, performance toward objectives and changes.

6.       Develops, grows and manages a profitable business. Preserves the
         strength of the company to best preserve its independence and the
         interests of the stockholders and customers.

7.       Ensures that corporate policies are uniformly understood and properly
         interpreted and administered by subordinates.

8.       Works with the CEO to develop the basic objectives, policies and
         operating plans of the business, both tactical and strategic. Ensures
         that regulatory history and trends are recognized for their impact.

9.       Maintains a strong management team, assuring the availability of
         qualified people to support and strengthen the resources of the
         business in meeting its objectives.
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                                   SCHEDULE B

                              POSITION DESCRIPTION

                                   CONSULTANT

A.       Develops and maintains appropriate working relationships with
         government officials.

B.       Works with external agencies to address opportunities for expanding
         service territories, as well as expand the economic development of the
         operating regions.

C.       Recommends programs aimed at achieving growth, diversification, and
         profitability.

D.       Works with the CEO to develop the basic objectives, policies, and
         operating plans of the business, both tactical and strategic. Ensures
         that regulatory history and trends are recognized for their impact.
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                                  ATTACHMENT C

                                     RELEASE

We advise you to consult an attorney before you sign this Release. You have
until the date which is seven (7) days after the Release is signed and returned
to the Crystal Water Company ("the Company") to change your mind and revoke your
Release. Your Release shall not become effective or enforceable until after that
date.

In consideration for the severance benefits and payments provided under your
Employment Agreement dated ___________ with the Company and Connecticut Water
Service, Inc. ("the Parent"), and more specifically enumerated in Exhibit 1
hereto, by your signature below you agree to accept such benefits and not to
make any claims of any kind against the Company, its past and present and future
Parent corporations, subsidiaries, divisions, subdivisions, affiliates and
related companies or their successors and assigns, including without limitation
the Parent, or any and all past, present and future Directors, officers,
fiduciaries or employees of any of the foregoing (all parties referred to in the
foregoing are hereinafter referred to as the "Releasees") before any agency,
court or other forum, and you agree to release the Releasees from all claims,
known or unknown, arising in any way from any actions taken by the Releasees up
to the date of this Release, including, without limiting the foregoing, any
claim for wrongful discharge or breach of contract or any claims arising under
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Connecticut's Fair Employment Practices
Act or any other federal, state or local statute or regulation and any claim for
attorneys' fees, expenses or costs of litigation.

THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH MEANS THAT BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED
ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE
RELEASEES BASED ON ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE RELEASEES UP TO THE DATE OF THIS
RELEASE.

By signing this Release, you further agree as follows:

1.)      You have read this Release carefully and fully understand its terms;

2.)      You have had at least twenty-one (21) days to consider the terms of the
         Release;

3.)      You have seven (7) days from the date you sign this Release to revoke
         it by written notification to the Company. After this seven (7) day
         period, THIS Release is final and binding and may not be revoked;

4.)      You have been advised to seek legal counsel and have had an opportunity
         to do so;
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5.)      You would not otherwise be entitled to the severance benefits provided
         under your Employment Agreement with the Company and the Parent had you
         not agreed to waive any right you have to bring a lawsuit or legal
         claim against the Releasees; and

6.)      Your agreement to the terms set forth above is voluntary.

By signing this Release, you do not agree to release the Company from future
performance of its obligation to pay or provide severance benefits in accordance
with your Employment Agreement, and any failure to pay or provide such benefit
will void this release.

Name:             _____________________________

Signature:        _____________________________

Date:             _____________________________

Received by:      _____________________________

Date:             _____________________________

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