Connecticut Water Service, Inc. to Present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on November 16 in Dallas

CLINTON, CONNECTICUT, Nov. 02, 2016 -- Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTWS), announced today that David C. Benoit, CTWS’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference at the Intercontinental in Dallas, Texas, on November 16, 2016, at 8:05 a.m., Central time. The presentation will include discussion of the Company’s agreements to acquire the Avon Water Company and Heritage Village water & wastewater systems with a focus on why entry into regulated-wastewater utilities is an important trend for water utilities. Mr. Benoit will also speak about the increase in CTWS’s cash dividend on common shares, and the accelerated timing of the dividend increase compared to past practice.

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.threepartadvisors.com/southwest-ideas, or in the investor relations section of the Company's website: www.ctwater.com. For more information or to set up a meeting with management in Dallas, please contact Investor Relations at 215-901-0426 or [email protected].

About Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

Connecticut Water Service, Inc. is the largest publicly traded water company based in New England. Through its wholly-owned regulated public water utility subsidiaries, The Connecticut Water Company and The Maine Water Company, the Company provides drinking water to 124,000 customers, or about 400,000 people, throughout the states of Connecticut and Maine. Connecticut Water has paid a dividend without interruption or reduction since its founding in 1956. Further, the Company has increased its dividend payments in each of the past 47 years.

About IDEAS Investor Conferences

The mission of the IDEAS Conferences is to provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals.  Unlike traditional bank-sponsored events, IDEAS Investor Conferences are “Sponsored BY the Buyside FOR the Buyside” and for the benefit of regional investment communities.  Conference sponsors collectively have more than $200 billion in assets under management and include: Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, Aristotle Capital Boston, Granahan Investment Management, Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, Gamco Investors, GRT Capital Partners, LLC, Keeley Asset Management, Hodges Capital Management, Luther King Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, Perritt Capital Management, Fidelity Investments, Ironwood Investment Management, Great Lakes Advisors, Ariel Investments, William Harris Investors, Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC, First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc., Constitution Research & Management , Inc.

The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago, and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC.  Additional information about the events can be located at www.IDEASconferences.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
Daniel J Meaney, APR
Director of Corporate Communications
860.664.6016
[email protected]