Aquarion completes purchase of Litchfield Hills Water System

BRIDGEPORT » Aquarion Water Company recently announced the completion of the purchase of a water system located in New Milford.

The system, known as the Litchfield Hills system, was formerly owned by the Litchfield Hills Condo Association. It will serve approximately 50 new customers at Fordyce Court Road in downtown New Milford.

“We welcome our new customers in New Milford and look forward to providing them with safe, quality, dependable water service for years to come,” said Charles V. Firlotte, Aquarion President and CEO.

The Litchfield Hills system has been served by one well. This well will be abandoned and the Litchfield Hills customers will be connected to Aquarion’s existing New Milford system within a year.

Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply company for more than 625,000 people in 51 cities and towns throughout Connecticut, as well as serving customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, Conn., it has been in the public water supply business since 1857. Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices.

For more information on Aquarion Water Company and its subsidiaries, please visit www.aquarionwater.com or www.facebook.com/ aquarionwater.