Aqua America Inc. a water utility, has plans to make capital investments of more than $450 million in 2017 as part of an ambitious investment target of more than $1.2 billion in the 2017-2019 period. Water utility, Connecticut Water Services has spent $66.3 million on capital projects, a little higher than its initial investment plan of $65.9 million. Its capital expenditure budget for 2017 is $56 million to fund improvements in water treatment plants and increase spending to boost infrastructure. Management has already approved a plan to invest $66.2 million in capital projects in 2018.