Power of Attorney

 Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Kristen A Johnson, and Laurie I. Felleman, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (the "Company"), application
Form ID and Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID or Form
3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 11th day of January, 2017.

Richard Knowlton                     /s/  Richard Knowlton


STATE OF 	Connecticut

COUNTY OF 	Middlesex



	On this 11th day of January, 2017, Richard Knowlton personally appeared before
me, and acknowledged that s/he executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.



                                         /s/  Laurie I Felleman
                                         Notary Public


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                                         My Commission Expires: 3.31.18