8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2011 (December 1, 2011)

Commission File Number 0-8084

Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	06-0739839 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT (Address of principal executive office)	06413 (Zip Code)

(860) 669-8636

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01                      Other Events

Investor Presentation

From time to time, members of senior management of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (the “Company”) present information about the Company to investors.  On December 1, 2011, a presentation was made to investors and other attendees in New York, N.Y. as part of the 15th Annual Water Utility Industry Investors Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts.  Such presentation material may be presented to investors in the future.

A Copy of the Company’s investor presentation dated December 1, 2011 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits:

The following are filed herewith as exhibits

(d)   Exhibits

99.1 Company investor presentation, dated December 1, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (Registrant)
Date:  December 5, 2011	By:  David C. Benoit David C. Benoit Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Connecticut Water Service, Inc

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical statements and discussions,
some statements contained in this report constitute
“forward looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward looking statements are based on current
expectations and rely on a number of assumptions
concerning future events, and are subject to a number
of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
outside our control, that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such statements.

Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

•NASDAQ: CTWS

•Subsidiaries:

–Connecticut Water Company (Regulated)

–New England Water Utility Services, Inc. (Unregulated)

•Market Capitalization:

$237 Million

•Current Dividend and Yield:

$0.95, 3.5%

Connecticut Water Company

•Organized in 1956

•55 Towns

•Serving 300,000 people

•200 Employees

Connecticut PURAPublic Utilities Regulatory Authority

•6 month regulatory lag

•Active directors

•WICA

•Part of the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection (DEEP)

•Regulatory strategy - engage & educate

Water Touches Everything
We Care About…

Water Touches Everything
We Care About…

Our Strategy…

•Infrastructure Investment

•Acquisitions

•Utility Services

Infrastructure

Philosophy:

–Invest capital in infrastructure

–Minimize investment vs.
recovery time

–Seek to leverage with growth

–Manage operating costs
efficiently

Infrastructure

•Traditional Rate Cases

–$10.9 million (22%) 2006

•2006 marked 1st case in 15
years

•2006 case allowed for

re-opener

$15 million capital improvement
in 2007

–$8 million (13%) 2010

WICA(Water Infrastructure Conservation Adjustment)

•DSIC - type infrastructure

recovery mechanism

–5% annual cap

–7.5% maximum adjustment

•$13 - 15 million per year in

pipeline replacement

•Current surcharge 3.09%

Capital Expenditures

* 2011 Estimated

** 2012 Projected

•Acquire Water &

Waste Water Systems

•Connecticut

•Atlantic Coast States

•Fair Regulation

•60 Acquisitions in 20 years

•$33.7M Rate Base

•EV = $53.5M

•Highly regarded local
management team

•MPUC has approved

•Closing in Q1 2012

Utility Services

•80 client contracts

–O&M

–Leak Detection

–Compliance Reporting

•University of Connecticut

Linebacker Plans®Protection Programs

•Service Line Protection

•Sewer/Septic Lines

•Home Plumbing

1/1/10

12/31/10

11/15/11

Enrollments in

Expanded Plans

•High Quality Water

•Responsive and Courteous Service

•Efficient & Effectively

Delivered

•Environmental Stewardship

•Customer Satisfaction!

–World Class 5+ Years

Hurricane Irene
Snow Storm Alfred

•Maintained Uninterrupted Service:

–99.5% of customers in Irene

–100% of customers in Alfred

•Off the grid for a week:

–100+ generators in service

–Passionate dedicated employees

Customer Service
(in the Community)

•Hurricane Irene +
Snow Storm Alfred

–Established water filling
stations for private well
owners

–Well received by customers,
communities and regulators

“I don't know what we would do without your water set-ups!!! We are still without
power here in Killingworth. Just our animals alone (all rescues) drink about 25
gallons of water a day. Cannot thank you enough!!!”

-- Facebook post from a non-customer during Irene

Employee Strategy

•Leadership is a privilege

•Trust based

•Team & service oriented

•Professionals

•“Satisfied Employees

Satisfy Customers”

•Employee Satisfaction

–Executive Compensation Metric

Shareholder Strategy

•Strong Dividend Yield

•High Earnings Quality

•Strong Balance Sheet

•Conservative Financial
Management

Performance

•High Earnings Quality

–90% of Revenues and Earnings
from regulated business

•Strong Balance Sheet

–LTD 5.5% Embedded Cost

–Balanced Debt-Equity ratio

–Access to Capital Doubled

–S & P Rating “A”

2011 - $58.5M

2010 - $55.4M

2010 - $8.0M

2011 - $1.10

2010 - $0.94

Revenue

Net Income

EPS

Dividend Growth

Performance

Total Return @ 12/31/10

Source: Edward Jones Water Utility Industry Summary - 9/30/11

Performance

5 Year Financial Performance

Total Return @ 9/30/11

1.4%

(1.2%)

1.4%

13.5%

CTWS & Peer data source: Edward Jones Water Utility Industry Summary - 9/30/11