Press Release: 7/10/2025
Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $123.7 million in new loans and grants at its July meeting
For immediate release:
7/09/2025
- Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg
- The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Boston — The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $123,778,260 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on July 9, 2025. Below is information on the grants and loans approved at the meeting.
The Trust, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), helps communities build or replace water infrastructure that enhances ground and surface water resources, ensures the safety of drinking water, protects public health and develops resilient communities. It accomplishes these objectives by providing low-interest loans and grants to cities, towns and water utilities through the Massachusetts State Revolving Funds (SRFs). The SRF programs are partnerships between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. SRFs function like an environmental infrastructure bank by financing water infrastructure projects in cities and towns across the Commonwealth.
| CLEAN WATER PROJECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | INTEREST RATE |
| Boston Water and Sewer Commission | CW-24-39, CW-24-39A | $23,543,308 | East Boston Sewer Separation Phase IV | 1.5% |
| Revere | CWP-24-40 | $2,616,233 | Phase 15 Construction - Inflow/Infiltration, Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, Pump Station & Drainage | 1.5% |
| Saugus | CWP-24-86 | $2,330,234 | Comprehensive Sewer System Rehabilitation - 2 | 2% |
| TOTAL | $28,489,775 | |||
| CLEAN WATER PROJECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | INTEREST RATE |
| DRINKING WATER PROJECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | INTEREST RATE |
| Auburn Water District | DWPEC-24-63 | $11,730,000 | Arsenic and PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant for South Street Well | 0% |
| Franklin | DWEC-24-96 | $15,000,000 | Franklin Hayward St. Water Treatment Plant Improvements | 0% |
| Middleborough | DWPEC-24-51 | $15,000,000 | East Grove Street Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Norwood | DWP-24-48 | $13,976,950 | Bellevue Water Tanks Replacement | 2% |
| Shrewsbury | DWEC-24-72 | $15,000,000 | Home Farm Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Upgrades | 0% |
| South Grafton Water District | DWEC-24-88 | $4,200,000 | PFAS Treatment Plant for Wells #2 and #3 | 0% |
| Stoughton | DWPEC-24-91 | $4,440,000 | Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant Improvements | 0% |
| Uxbridge | DWPEC-24-52 | $14,900,000 | Blackstone Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| TOTAL | $94,246,950 | |||
| DRINKING WATER PROJECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | INTEREST RATE |
| COMMUNITY SEPTIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | INTEREST RATE |
| Sharon | CWT-25-10 | $500,000 | 2% |
| COMMUNITY SEPTIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWER | LOAN NO. | AMOUNT | INTEREST RATE |
| ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING GRANTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| GRANTEE | GRANT NO. | AWARD |
| Needham | CWA-24-48 | $96,087 |
| Newton | CWA-24-37 | $150,000 |
| Weston | DWA-24-39 | $118,448 |
| Williamstown | CWA-24-19 | $150,000 |
| TOTAL | $514,535 | |
| ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING GRANTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| GRANTEE | GRANT NO. | AWARD |
| SCHOOL WATER IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (SWIG) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL | GRANT NO. | FIXTURES | AWARD |
| Community Action Inc. | SWIG-25-13 | 2 | $6,000 |
| John E. Boyd Center | SWIG-25-14 | 1 | $3,000 |
| Cadence Academy Preschool | SWIG-25-15 | 2 | $6,000 |
| Immaculate Conception School | SWIG-25-16 | 4 | $12,000 |
| TOTAL | $27,000 | ||
| SCHOOL WATER IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (SWIG) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL | GRANT NO. | FIXTURES | AWARD |
For More Information
For more information on our different loan programs, please visit the SRF Programs page at https://www.mass.gov/srf-programs and for more information on our Loan Forgiveness Program, please visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/the-disadvantaged-community-loan-forgiveness-program. To learn about past meetings or find project descriptions, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/board-of-trustees-meeting-information. For information on how to apply for an SRF loan, please visit MassDEP’s website at https://www.mass.gov/lists/state-revolving-fund-applications-forms
About the Clean Water Trust
Since its establishment in 1989, the Trust has loaned nearly $9.6 billion to improve and maintain the quality of water in the Commonwealth. An estimated 97 percent of Massachusetts' residents have benefited from the financial assistance of the Trust.