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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.1

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                          THE CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY
                           EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN
  (as amended and restated as of January 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided
                                    therein)

         1.       Section 2.5 of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
December 31, 2000, by adding a phrase at the end thereof, to read as follows:

                  "provided that, with respect to the Crystal Plan, Anniversary
                  Date shall mean January 1 of each year commencing on and after
                  January 1, 1964."

         2.       Article II of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
December 31, 2000, by adding the following definition to follow current Section
2.15 and by renumbering the remaining sections thereof accordingly:

                  "Crystal Plan shall mean the Crystal Water Company of
                  Danielson Defined Benefit Pension Plan."

         3.       Article II of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
December 31, 2000, by adding the following definition to follow current Section
2.21 and by renumbering the remaining sections thereof accordingly:

                  "Former Crystal Water Participant shall mean any Employee (as
                  defined in Appendix C hereof) who, as of the day before the
                  Merger Date, was an active participant in the Crystal Plan."

         4.       Article II of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
December 31, 2000, by adding the following definition to follow current Section
2.22 and by renumbering the remaining sections thereof accordingly:

                  "Merger Date shall mean December 31, 2000."

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         5.       The Plan is hereby amended, effective as of December 31, 2000,
by adding Appendix C at the end thereof, to read as follows:

                                   "APPENDIX C

             BENEFITS FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CRYSTAL WATER COMPANY

                                    ARTICLE I

                                     PURPOSE

         Effective as of the Merger Date, expect as otherwise provided herein,
any Former Crystal Water Participant's benefits under this Plan, on and after
January 1, 1964, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this
Appendix C. In no event shall the Accrued Benefit of a Former Crystal Water
Participant be less than his or her Accrued Benefit as of December 31, 2000.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DEFINITIONS

         Capitalized terms used in this Appendix C shall have the meanings set
forth in Article II of the Plan unless a contrary meaning is set forth below.
The definitions set forth below shall apply solely to this Appendix C.

         "Accrued Benefit" means the benefit to which a Participant would be
entitled at his or her Normal Retirement Date under Paragraph 4.1 hereof, based
on the Participant's Compensation and Credited Service as of the Annuity
Starting Date.

         "Actuarial Equivalent" means the same present value as the normal form
of benefit computed in accordance with Paragraph 4.1 when calculated using the
actuarial assumptions set forth below:

                  (a)      For purposes other than lump sum distributions:

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         Mortality Table:           For Participants, Disabled Participants,
                                    Retired Participants and Terminated
                                    Participants:

                                    1984 Unisex Pension Mortality Table with
                                    ages set back two years

                                    For Beneficiaries:

                                    1984 Unisex Pension Mortality Table with
                                    ages set back five years

         Interest Factor:           7%

                  (b)      For lump sum settlements: Effective January 1, 1998,
the interest and mortality factors for a lump sum distribution shall be the GATT
Factors.

                  (c)      An Actuarial Equivalent benefit (other than a benefit
which is paid in the form of a non-decreasing annuity for a period of not less
than the life of the Participant or, in the case of a preretirement survivor
annuity, the life of the Participant's surviving spouse) shall not be less than
the benefit determined using the GATT factors.

                  (d)      For the purposes hereof, "GATT Factors" means, when
determining the present value of a benefit, the mortality table as prescribed by
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Treasury
Regulations Section 1.417(e)-1(d)(2) and the annual interest on 30-year Treasury
securities as specified by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.417(e)-1(d)(3) for the month of
December preceding the Plan Year in which the benefit is to be distributed.

         "Annuity Starting Date" means the first day of the first period for
which an amount is payable as an annuity, or, in the case of a benefit not
payable as an annuity, the date on which all events have occurred that entitle
the recipient to receive such benefit.

         "Average Compensation" means the average of a Participant's
Compensation during the five (5) consecutive calendar years that produce the
highest average. If the Participant has been employed for fewer than five (5)
calendar years, the available years shall be averaged. For

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purposes of determining consecutive calendar years, a year in which a
Participant performed no services shall not be taken into account.

         "Beneficiary" means any individual, trust, estate or other recipient
entitled to receive death benefits hereunder, on either a primary or a
contingent basis.

         "Break in Service" means the failure of an Employee to complete more
than 500 Hours of Service during a Plan Year. A Break in Service shall be deemed
to occur as of the first day of the applicable Plan Year.

         "Company" means The Crystal Water Company of Danielson, any affiliated
company which participated in the Crystal Plan on the day prior to the Merger
Date and any successor thereto.

         "Compensation" means wages, as defined in Section 3401(a) of the Code,
and other compensation received by a Participant during a Plan Year which are
reported in Box 1 on IRS Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) for such Plan Year.
Compensation shall be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section
3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages on the basis of the nature
or location of the employment or the services performed. Compensation also
includes the following amounts with respect to a Participant during a Plan Year:

                  (a)      amounts contributed at the election of the
Participant to an employee benefit plan under an arrangement described in
Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code, to a simplified employee pension under an
arrangement described in Code Section 408(k)(6) or to an annuity contract
described in Code Section 403(b);

                  (b)      amounts deferred under an eligible deferred
compensation plan within the meaning of Code Section 457(b); and

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                  (c)      employee contributions treated as employer
contributions under Code Section 414(h)(2).

         "Credited Service" means each Plan Year during which an individual is
an Employee and is credited with at least 1,000 Hours of Service. In the case of
a Participant who incurs a Break in Service, Credited Service shall include Plan
Years prior to the Break in Service only if (i) the Participant had a vested
benefit prior to the Break in Service, or (ii) the number of consecutive Breaks
in Service is less than six (6) or does not exceed the Participant's aggregate
Vesting Years prior to such Breaks in Service. Credited Service shall include
service prior to the effective date of ERISA with respect to the Crystal Plan
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Crystal Plan as then in
effect.

         "Disabled" means that a Participant or Terminated Participant, while in
Employment Status, has become permanently and totally incapable of engaging in
any occupation or employment for physical or mental reasons, as certified by a
licensed physician. Such a Participant shall be deemed to be Disabled only if an
application for benefits is filed with the Administrator by or on behalf of such
individual within one year after separation from service due to becoming
Disabled, pursuant to Section 11.16 of the Plan.

         "Eligibility Date" means January 1st of each Plan Year.

         "Employee" means, prior to the Merger Date, an individual performing
services for the Company as a common law employee (and, on and after the Merger
Date, an individual performing services for the Company as a common law employee
who is a Former Crystal Water Participant) who is credited with at least 1,000
Hours of Service in the twelve-(12) month period commencing on the individual's
Employment Commencement Date or Reemployment Commencement Date. A common law
employee of the Company who fails to complete 1,000 Hours of Service during such
period shall become an Employee for the first Plan Year during which such
individual is credited with at least 1,000 Hours of Service. An individual's
status as an Employee shall commence on the first day of the applicable
twelve-(12) month period. An individual shall thereafter be an Employee for each
Plan Year for which more than 500 Hours of Service are credited.

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         "Employment Status" means the status of an individual who is employed
by the Company on a current basis or whose employment with the Company has been
interrupted on a temporary or seasonal basis.

         "Participant" for purposes of this Appendix C shall mean a Former
Crystal Water Participant who is eligible to accrue benefits under this Appendix
C.

         "Reemployment Commencement Date" means the first date following a Break
in Service on which an individual performs an Hour of Service.

         "Retired Participant" means a Participant who separates from service
with the Company on or after his or her Normal Retirement Date or an early
retirement date specified in Paragraph 4.2.

         "Terminated Participant" means a Participant whose status as an
Employee is terminated for reasons other than death, disability or retirement.

         "Vesting Year" means a Plan Year in which an Employee has completed
1,000 Hours of Service.

                                   ARTICLE III

                        EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE

         3.1      Every Former Crystal Water Participant who was eligible to
participate in the Crystal Plan as of the day before the Merger Date shall
continue to receive benefits under this Appendix C. The following Employees are
not eligible to participate in the Crystal Plan: (a) any individual included in
a unit of employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the
Company with respect to which agreement retirement benefits were the subject of
good faith negotiations and (b) Leased Employees.

         3.2      The eligibility of a Participant who incurs a Break in Service
and subsequently becomes an Employee shall be determined as follows:

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                  (a)      A Participant who had a vested benefit before
incurring the Break in Service shall again become a Participant on the date as
of which such individual again becomes an Employee.

                  (b)      Except as otherwise provided in 3.2(c), a Participant
who did not have a vested benefit before incurring the Break in Service shall
again become a Participant on the date as of which such individual again becomes
an Employee, provided that the number of consecutive Breaks in Service either
(i) is less than six (6) or (ii) does not exceed the aggregate number of years
as an Employee prior to the Breaks in Service.

                  (c)      A former Participant who did not have a vested
benefit before incurring the Break in Service and whose consecutive Breaks in
Service (i) equal or exceed six (6) and (ii) exceed the aggregate number of
years as an Employee prior to the Breaks in Service shall again become a
Participant on the first Eligibility Date on which such individual shall have
been employed by the Company as an Employee for at least six (6) months and
shall have attained age 20 1/2, but without regard to any years as an Employee
occurring prior to the Breaks in Service. For purposes of this Paragraph 3.2(c),
the period of Employment Status from an individual's Employment or Reemployment
Commencement Date to the Eligibility Date shall be used to determine months of
employment as an Employee.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                       RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY BENEFITS

         4.1      Effective January 1, 1998, upon attaining his or her Normal
Retirement Date, a Participant shall become entitled to an annual retirement
benefit payable in equal monthly installments for life equal to the sum of: (a)
2% of the Participant's Average Compensation multiplied by the Participant's
years of Credited Service prior to 1993; plus (b) 2.25% of the Participant's
Average Compensation multiplied by the Participant's years of Credited Service
after 1992, provided that not more than thirty-five (35) years of Credited
Service shall be recognized under this Paragraph 4.1 and further provided that,
if a Participant's years of Credited

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Service exceed thirty-five (35), years of Credited Service shall be allocated
first to subparagraph (b). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Accrued Benefit of a Participant under this Paragraph 4.1 shall not be less than
the Participant's Accrued Benefit as of December 31, 2000.

         4.2      Effective January 1, 1998, a Participant who retires prior to
his or her Normal Retirement Date shall be eligible to elect to receive benefit
payments under subparagraph (a) or (b) below, provided he or she meets the
applicable requirements.

                  (a)      A Participant who retires within three (3) years
prior to his or her Normal Retirement Date after completing at least seven (7)
years of Credited Service may elect to receive benefit payments equal to such
Participant's Accrued Benefit reduced by three percent (3%) for each year by
which the Annuity Starting Date precedes Normal Retirement Date.

                  (b)      A Participant who retires after attaining age sixty
(60) and completing at least twenty-five (25) years of Credited Service may
elect to receive benefit payments equal to such Participant's Accrued Benefit
without any reduction as a result of payments being made prior to Normal
Retirement Date.

         4.3      (a) Subject to Section 14.9 of the Plan regarding minimum
distributions, if a Participant continues in the service of the Company after
attaining Normal Retirement Date, payment of retirement benefits shall not
commence until such Participant becomes a Retired Participant.

                  (b)(i) In the case of a Participant who continues in the
service of the Company after attaining Normal Retirement Date, the Participant's
Accrued Benefit for each Plan Year shall be equal to the greater of (A) the
retirement benefit determined under Paragraph 4.1, calculated on the basis of
the Participant's Average Compensation and Credited Service as of the most
recent determination date for calculating benefits, or (B) the Actuarial
Equivalent value, reflecting the deferred payment, of the benefit calculated
under this 4.3(b)(i) as of the later of the Participant's Normal Retirement Date
or the end of the prior Plan Year.

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                  (ii)     The portion of the benefit determined under 4.3(b)(i)
that is attributable to Average Compensation and Credited Service earned after
Normal Retirement Date shall be reduced, but not below zero, by the Actuarial
Equivalent value of any distributions made to the Participant while employed by
the Company after his Normal Retirement Date. The amount of such reduction shall
be determined without regard to any portion of such distributions in excess of
the amount payable under the form of benefit described in Paragraph 4.1. No
reduction under this subparagraph (b)(ii) shall have the effect of reducing a
Participant's annual benefit for any Plan Year below the benefit determined
under this Paragraph 4.3 as of the end of the preceding Plan Year.

                  (c)      The determination date for a Retired Participant
under this Paragraph 4.3 shall be the date of separation of such Retired
Participant from service with the Company, and the determination date for a
Participant under this Paragraph 4.3 who continues in the service of the Company
shall be the last day of the prior Plan Year.

         4.4      If a Participant becomes Disabled prior to his or her Normal
Retirement Date, such individual's retirement shall be deemed to commence as of
the date of certification by a licensed physician that such Participant has
become Disabled. Such Disabled Participant shall thereupon become a Retired
Participant. The benefit payable to a Disabled Participant shall be an amount
equal to the Actuarial Equivalent value of his or her Accrued Benefit.

         4.5      A Participant who (a) incurs a Break in Service and again
becomes a Participant on any date other than the first day of a Plan Year, or
(b) becomes a Retired Participant during a Plan Year before completing 1,000
Hours of Service during such Plan Year, shall receive Credited Service for each
full month of employment during such Plan Year provided the individual averages
at least eighty-three (83) Hours of Service per month during such Plan Year.

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                                    ARTICLE V

                               PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

         5.1      Subject to the cashout provisions of Section 10.5 of the Plan,
unless an election under Section 10.2 of the Plan is in effect, the benefit of a
married Participant shall be paid in the form of an Actuarial Equivalent joint
and survivor annuity with monthly payments during the Participant's lifetime,
with 100% or, at the election of the Participant, 50% or 75%, of the
Participant's monthly benefit continuing to the surviving spouse after the
Participant's death. The benefit of an unmarried Participant shall be paid in
the form of a monthly annuity for life unless the Participant elects otherwise
pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Plan.

         5.2      Subject to Section 10.5 of the Plan, a Participant whose
benefit is otherwise payable pursuant to Paragraph 5.1 may elect in writing in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10.2 of the Plan to receive his
benefits in one of the following forms:

                  (a)      monthly payments for the life of the Participant
with, in the event of the Participant's death after the commencement of benefit
payments but before 120 payments have been made, payments for the remainder of
such 120-month period (or, at the election of the Participant, the commuted lump
sum value thereof) distributed to the Beneficiary;

                  (b)      monthly payments for the life of the Participant
with, in the event of the Participant's death after the commencement of
benefits, payments continuing for the life of the Beneficiary;

                  (c)      monthly payments for the life of the Participant; or

                  (d)      effective January 1, 1998, a lump sum payment.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                 DEATH BENEFITS

         6.1      Subject to Section 10.5 of the Plan, unless an election under
Section 9.3 of the Plan is in effect, the surviving spouse of a vested
Participant who was married throughout the

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one-year period ending on the Participant's date of death and who dies before
the Annuity Starting Date shall receive a death benefit in the form of a
preretirement survivor annuity, which is a monthly pension benefit for the life
of the surviving spouse equal to:

                  (a)      In the case of a Participant or Terminated
Participant in Employment Status or a Retired or Disabled Participant who dies
before the Annuity Starting Date, the Actuarial Equivalent of such Participant's
Accrued Benefit calculated as if such Participant had retired on the day before
death.

                  (b)      In the case of a vested Participant or Terminated
Participant who is not in Employment Status and dies before the Annuity Starting
Date, the Actuarial Equivalent of such Participant's vested Accrued Benefit
calculated as of the Participant's date of death..

                  (c)      In all other cases, the death benefit payable, if
any, shall be determined under Paragraph 6.2.

         6.2      The Beneficiary of a Participant who dies before the Annuity
Starting Date shall be entitled to receive, if an election under Section 9.3 of
the Plan is in effect, an amount equal to the Actuarial Equivalent value of the
Participant's vested Accrued Benefit, payable in equal annual installments over
a period no longer than five (5) years or, at the election of the Beneficiary,
in a single lump sum. If a Beneficiary has not been designated by a Participant,
the Beneficiary shall be the surviving spouse of the Participant or, if there is
no surviving spouse, the Participant's estate.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION. LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT

                               STATUS AND VESTING

         7.1      The eligibi1ity of a Participant or Terminated Participant to
receive a distribution of benefits upon separation from service with the Company
before Normal Retirement Date shall be determined under this Article.

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         7.2      (a) Subject to subparagraph (b), the vested portion of a
Participant's or a Terminated Participant's Accrued Benefit shall be determined
as follows:

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 Less than 5                                 0%

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                  (b)      The Accrued Benefit of a Participant or Terminated
Participant who is in Emp1oyment Status upon attaining Normal Retirement Date
shall be 100% vested. A Disabled Participant shall be 100% vested in his or her
Accrued Benefit.

         7.3      (a) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (b), if a
Terminated Participant had not achieved any percentage of vesting under
Paragraph 7.2 before incurring a Break in Service, and if the number of
consecutive Breaks in Service either (A) is less than six (6) or (B) does not
exceed the aggregate number of Vesting Years before such Breaks in Service, all
of his or her Vesting Years shall be aggregated for purposes of this Article
VII.

                  (b)      If a Terminated Participant had no vested benefit
under Paragraph 7.2 before incurring a Break in Service, and if the number of
consecutive Breaks in Service both (A) equals or exceeds six (6) and (B) exceeds
the aggregate number of Vesting Years before such Breaks in Service, all Vesting
Years before such Breaks in Service shall be disregarded for purposes of this
Article VII.

         7.4      A Terminated Participant who has at least seven (7) Years of
Credited Service on the date of termination of employment may elect to receive
the Actuarial Equivalent value of his vested Accrued Benefit at any time within
three (3) years prior to the date that would have been his Normal Retirement
Date had he remained employed. A Terminated Participant who has at least
twenty-five (25) Years of Credited Service as of his date of termination of
employment may elect to receive the Actuarial Equivalent value of his vested
Accrued Benefit at any time after attaining age sixty (60)."

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.2

                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                          THE CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY
                           EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN

  (as amended and restated as of January 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided
                                    herein)

1. The following sentence is added to Section 2.15 at the end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
2.15, Section 2.32, or elsewhere in the Plan, in no event shall any Employee of
Gallup Water Service, Inc. receive credit for Credited Service hereunder prior
to January 1, 2001."

2. The following paragraph is added to Section 3.2 at the end thereof:

         "Employees of Gallup Water Service, Inc. shall be eligible to
participate hereunder effective January 1, 2001, provided that they have
satisfied the service requirements hereunder as of that date and are otherwise
eligible to participate hereunder. In no event shall any employee of Gallup
Water Service, Inc. receive credit for Credited Service hereunder prior to
January 1, 2001."

3. Section 4.2 is amended to read as follows:

         "4.2 Basic Retirement Income - The monthly Basic Retirement Income with
payments commencing at Normal Retirement Date under this Plan is equal to 1/12
of 1.6% of Average Earnings multiplied times years of Credited Service. This
provision is effective January 1, 2001 and shall not apply to any Participant
who retires, terminates employment, or dies prior to such date.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum Basic Retirement Income with
payments commencing at Normal Retirement Date under this Plan is equal to 1/12
of $1,000, except that for an Employee who has less than 10 years of Credited
Service, the $1,000 shall be reduced by the ratio of Credited Service to 10
years.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the monthly Basic Retirement Income with
payments commencing at Normal Retirement Date under this Plan shall not be less
than the benefit the Participant accrued as of December 31, 2000 under the
provisions of the Plan in effect at that time.

         Unless otherwise provided under the Plan, the accrued benefit of each
"section 401(a)(17) employee" under this Plan will be the greater of the accrued
benefit determined for the employee under 1 or 2 below:

         (1)      the employee's accrued benefit determined with respect to the
                  benefit formula applicable for the Plan Year beginning on or
                  after January 1, 1994, as applied to the employee's total
                  years of Service taken into account under the Plan for the
                  purposes of benefit accruals, or

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         (2)      the sum of:

                  (a)      the employee's accrued benefit as of the last day of
                           the last Plan Year beginning before January 1, 1994,
                           frozen in accordance with Section 1.401(a)(4)-13 of
                           the Treasury Regulations, and

                  (b)      the employee's accrued benefit determined under the
                           benefit formula applicable for the Plan Year
                           beginning on or after January 1, 1994, as applied to
                           the employee's years of Service credited to the
                           employee for Plan Years beginning on or after January
                           1, 1994, for purposes of benefit accruals.

A "section 401(a)(17) employee" means an Employee whose current accrued benefit
as of a date on or after the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or
after January 1, 1994, is based on Annual Earnings for a year beginning prior to
the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, that
exceeded $150,000."

4. Paragraph (e) of Section 9.3 is deleted in its entirety.

5. The following paragraph (e) is added to Section 10.3:

         "(e) Lump Sum Option - The Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's
Retirement Income, determined without regard to an early retirement subsidy, may
be payable in a single sum in lieu of any other benefits under the Plan."

6. Exhibit I of the Plan is amended in its entirety. A copy of amended Exhibit I
is attached hereto.

7. Appendix C, as added by the First Amendment, is amended effective January 1,
2001 by the deletion of the word "December" in paragraph (d) of the definition
of "Actuarial Equivalent" set forth in Article II, and the substitution of
"November" in lieu thereof; and the addition of the following sentence at the
end of said paragraph (d):

         "For the one year period beginning January 1, 2001 and ending December
31, 2001, said annual interest on 30-year Treasury Securities for the month of
December, 2000 shall be utilized if it would produce a larger distribution."

8. Except as hereinabove modified and amended, the Plan as amended shall remain
in full force and effect.

9. This Amendment is effective as of January 1, 2001.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.2

                     SUGGESTED RESOLUTIONS FOR INCLUSION IN
                        THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
                              BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
                          THE CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY

RESOLVED: That the Second Amendment to The Connecticut Water Company Employees'
          Retirement Plan effective January 1, 2001, in substantially the form
          presented to this meeting and ordered filed with the minutes hereof,
          is hereby approved and adopted with such changes therein, not
          inconsistent with the general tenor thereof, as the officers of the
          Company, with the advice of counsel, deem necessary or appropriate to
          carry out the objectives thereof or to obtain the approval of the
          Internal Revenue Service that the Retirement Plan is qualified under
          Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

RESOLVED: That the officers of the Company are hereby authorized and directed to
          take any actions, and to execute such documents and instruments, as
          may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of the
          foregoing resolution.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.2

                                   CERTIFICATE

         The undersigned hereby certifies that The Connecticut Water Company
Employees' Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1,
1997, except as otherwise provided therein, was duly amended by the Pension
Trust Committee of the Board of Directors of The Connecticut Water Company by a
First Amendment on August 16, 2000 and the Plan, as so amended, is in full force
and effect.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.2

                                   CERTIFICATE

         The undersigned hereby certifies that The Connecticut Water Company
Employees' Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1,
1997, except as otherwise provided therein, was duly amended by the Board of
Directors of The Connecticut Water Company by a Second Amendment on November 14,
2000 and the Plan, as so amended, is in full force and effect.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.13.2

                          THE CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY
                           EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN

                                    EXHIBIT I

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Plan.

Actuarial Equivalent shall mean a benefit of equivalent current value to the
benefit which would otherwise have been provided to the Participant. The factors
used to determine equivalencies shall be determined as follows:

         -        50% Contingent Annuity Option

                  90% (less)(plus) .5% for each year by which the age of the
                  Contingent Annuitant (is less than)(exceeds) the age of the
                  Participant. Such factor not to exceed 1.0.

         -        75% Contingent Annuity Option

                  86% (less)(plus) .6% for each year by which the age of the
                  Contingent Annuitant (is less than)(exceeds) the age of the
                  Participant. Such factor not to exceed 1.0.

         -        100% Contingent Annuity Option

                  82% (less)(plus) .7% for each year by which the age of the
                  Contingent Annuitant (is less than)(exceeds) the age of the
                  Participant. Such factor not to exceed 1.0.

         -        Lump Sum Distribution

                  Actuarial Equivalent factors shall be determined using the
                  UP-1984 Mortality Table and, for any Plan Year, the interest
                  rates promulgated by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
                  for the purposes of determining the present value of a lump
                  sum distribution on plan termination for the month containing
                  the first day of such Plan Year.

                  Effective for lump sum distributions made on or after
                  September 1, 1996, Actuarial Equivalent factors shall be
                  determined using the mortality table prescribed by the
                  Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Section
                  417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the Code and the annual rate of
                  interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the month
                  containing the first day of the Plan Year in which such
                  distribution is made. Effective January 1, 2001, the annual
                  rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the month
                  of November preceding the Plan Year in which such distribution
                  is made shall be utilized. However, for the one year period
                  beginning January 1, 2001 and ending December 31, 2001, the
                  annual rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the
                  month of January, 2001 shall be utilized if it would provide a
                  larger distribution.

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         -        Five Years Certain and Life Option:  98%

         -        Ten Years Certain and Life Option:   93%

         -        Lump Sum Distribution Under Years Certain and Life Options

                  Actuarial Equivalent factors shall be determined using the
                  mortality table prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
                  pursuant to Section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the Code and the
                  annual rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the
                  month containing the first day of the Plan Year in which such
                  distribution is made. Effective January 1, 2001, the annual
                  rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the month
                  of November preceding the Plan Year in which such distribution
                  is made shall be utilized. However, for the one year period
                  beginning January 1, 2001 and ending December 31, 2001, the
                  annual rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities for the
                  month of January, 2001 shall be utilized if it would provide a
                  larger distribution.

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