State Senate votes to allow Aquarion Water Company to be sold during special session
If the sale happens, rate increases would no longer need state approval.
Share:
More Stories
0:21
Gov. Lamont, his neighbors fined $1,000 each for illegally removing trees from shared land in Greenwich
15h ago2:13
Jan. 6 defendants from CT could get lighter sentences after Supreme Court ruling
19h ago2:13
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
yesterday1:59
CT lawmakers approve bill that could impact water bills, car taxes
yesterday0:17
Gov. Lamont has tested positive for COVID-19 while on vacation
yesterday2:06
Should CT expand absentee ballot access? Some are wary after Bridgeport ballot scandal
2ds ago0:21
Gov. Lamont, his neighbors fined $1,000 each for illegally removing trees from shared land in Greenwich
15h ago2:13
Jan. 6 defendants from CT could get lighter sentences after Supreme Court ruling
19h ago2:13
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
yesterday1:59
CT lawmakers approve bill that could impact water bills, car taxes
yesterday0:17
Gov. Lamont has tested positive for COVID-19 while on vacation
yesterday2:06
Should CT expand absentee ballot access? Some are wary after Bridgeport ballot scandal
2ds agoDuring a special session Wednesday, the state Senate voted to allow the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority bid on Aquarion Water Company.
If the sale happens, rate increases would no longer need state approval.
Instead, a new Aquarion Water Authority would be established.
"An item that no one's ever heard of before the last several days -- that's never received a public hearing that is extremely controversial and could ultimately impact the water rates for hundreds of thousands of people across our state," says state Sen. Rob Sampson (R) Wolcott.
The bill also includes tightening rules on school construction, following Gov. Ned Lamont's former budget deputy, Kostas Diamantis being charged with bid-rigging.
The house will take up the bill Thursday.
