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Aquarion Water in Connecticut Asks 14 Percent Rate Increase.

By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 28--BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Aquarion Water Co. of Connecticut wants to raise its rates.

The company has filed a letter of intent with the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control. Its application, to be filed in the next 30 to 60 days, will ask for a $16.1 million, or 13.95 percent, revenue increase.

"This is not about trying to recoup operating expenses," said Larry L. Bingaman, senior vice president of corporate relations. "This rate case is driven p

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