Connecticut Water Services, Inc. is a non-operating holding company, whose income is derived from the earnings of its four wholly-owned subsidiary companies: The Connecticut Water Company (Connecticut Water), New England Water Utility Services, Inc. (NEWUS), Chester Realty Company (Chester Realty), and Barnstable Holding Company (Barnstable Holding). In addition to its regulated utility, the Company owns three unregulated companies, two of which were active and one of which was inactive as of December 31, 2008. The two active companies are Chester Realty, Inc., a real estate company in Connecticut; and New England Water Utility Services, Inc. (NEWUS), which provides contract water and sewer operations and other water related services. In September 2009, the Company's subsidiary, The Connecticut Water Company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Legend Hill water system in Madison, Connecticut.