The Connecticut Water Co. has purchased a pair of private water systems in active-adult subdivisions in Killingworth and Mansfield, along with a third in Old Lyme, to continue expansion of its statewide water network.
The utility owned by Connecticut Water Service Inc. in Clinton paid an unspecified sum for the two systems serving about 1,000 customers.
Under the deal, Connecticut Water will operate and maintain the water works within the 300-home Jensen Beechwood Community in Killingworth and 200-unit Rolling Hills in Mansfield. Both were developed by Jensen Communities.
The utility also is working to address  excess levels of naturally occurring uranium in the Beechwood system. Rolling Hills, meantime, is compliant, Connecticut Water said.
In Old Lyme, the utility agreed to pay $300,000 for the assets and 105 customers of the Hawk’s Nest Beach Water Co. The deal, which must be reviewed by state utility regulators, also includes a water supply.
Connecticut Water CEO Eric Thornburg said these latest deals are among a half dozen completed since 2008 that have added 10,000 residents to its service network.
The utility currently serves nearly 300,000 people in 55 communities.
