93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413

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Connecticut Water Service, Inc. Declares Dividends Clinton, Connecticut, January 25, 2013 - Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (NASDAQ- GS: CTWS) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of

$0.2425 per common share payable on March 15, 2013, for shareholders of record as of March 1,
2013. This quarterly dividend remains unchanged from the previous quarter and represents an annualized dividend of $0.97 per share. The Company's annual dividend yield at the stock market closing price on January 24, 2013, was nearly 3.3%. Connecticut Water has paid quarterly dividends on its common stock since its founding in 1956 without interruption or reduction and has increased dividend payments for each of the last 43 years.
Connecticut Water's Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on Preferred A shares payable on April 15, 2013, for shareholders of record as of April
1, 2013, and a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 on Preferred 90 shares payable on May 3, 2013, for shareholders of record as of April 19, 2013.
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP) that is open to registered shareholders and customers and employees of the Company's regulated water utility subsidiaries. Additional information about the DRIP and a plan prospectus are available online at the Company's Web site, www.ctwater.com, or upon request.
The Board also set the date, time and location of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Madison Beach Hotel in Madison, Connecticut. Eric W. Thornburg, Connecticut Water's Chairman, President and CEO, noted that the 2013 Annual Meeting will mark the Company's first Annual Meeting since its acquisition of the Biddeford and Saco Water Company in Maine last month. He stated, "We look forward to holding this Annual Meeting as the fastest growing water utility company
in New England. The addition of Maine Water and Biddeford and Saco water companies in 2012 grew our customer base by 35% to approximately 122,000 customers in New England where we now serve approximately 400,000 people."
Connecticut Water Service's regulated water utility companies, The Connecticut Water Company, The Maine Water Company, and the Biddeford and Saco Water Company are committed to delivering life sustaining, high quality water service to families and communities while providing a fair return to the Company's shareholders.
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This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the Company's results of operations, financial position and long-term strategy. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from expected results. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

News media contact:

Daniel J. Meaney, APR Director of Corporate Communications Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413-1600 (860) 664-6016

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