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Connecticut Water Company is beginning installation of a new water main this week in Middlebury on Middlebury Road, state Route 64, between Upper Middlebury Road and Whittemore Road, state Route 188, and Whittemore Road between Middlebury Road and North Street. Nearly six-tenths of a mile, or 3,000 feet, of water main will be installed at a cost of approximately $1.4 million. The new main replaces existing pipe that is approximately 115 years old. Four fire hydrants will also be replaced as part of the project. The main and fire hydrants will provide additional fire protection for public safety and improved water quantity and quality to area residents.

This week Connecticut Water is beginning installation of a new water main in Naugatuck on Rubber Avenue, Church Street, Barnum Court, and Park Place. About six-tenths of a mile, or 3,300 feet, of water main will be installed at a cost of approximately $1.35 million. The new main replaces existing pipe that is approximately 130 years old. Four fire hydrants will also be replaced as part of the project. The main and fire hydrants will provide additional fire protection for public safety and improved water quantity and quality to area residents.

Connecticut Water Company supports Infrastructure Week, May 15 through 19. Sound infrastructure is the backbone critical to provide high-quality water and reliable service to customers, communities and support public safety through large volumes of water to local fire hydrants.

Connecticut Water will lead two hikes on its watershed properties in Killingworth and Tolland over Connecticut Trails Day (Weekend) 2023 on June 3 and 4. The hikes are part of a larger National Trails Day celebration. In Connecticut, hikes are coordinated through the Connecticut Forest & Park Association that, together with hike sponsors, run the largest National Trails Day celebration in the country.

During the week of May 8, Connecticut Water will begin installation of a new water main on Kings Highway in Chester between Middlesex Avenue (Route 154) and Goose Hill Road. About four-tenths of a mile, or 2,200 feet, of water main will be installed at a cost of approximately $1,400,000. The new main replaces the existing pipe that was installed in 1969. Three fire hydrants will also be replaced as part of the project. The main and fire hydrants will provide additional fire protection for public safety and improved water quantity and quality to area residents.

The Connecticut Water Company is pleased to announce that construction will begin next month on a solar array installation at the company’s corporate office and southern region work center in Clinton. When finished, it will completely offset electrical consumption at both facilities, and provide for additional clean energy for two high-capacity electric vehicle charging stations as the company intends to electrify part of its utility fleet.