Press Release: 1/20/2026
Clean Water Trust Approves $376.7 Million in New Loans and Grants at its January Meeting.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
1/16/2026
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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $376,666,860 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on January 16, 2026. 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 |
| Barnstable | CWP-25-75, CWP-25-75-A | $10,000,000 | Route 28 West Sewer Expansion Project | 1.5% |
| Barnstable | CWP-25-83 | $20,000,000 | Nitrogen Removal Improvements and New Headworks Facility | 1.5% |
| Dennis | CWP-25-74 | $50,000,000 | Phase 1 Water Resource Recovery Facility and Collection System | 0% |
| Harwich | CWP-24-76 | $1,019,598 | Harwich Route 28 Sewer Project | 0% |
| Lowell | CWP-24-42, CWP-24-42-A, CWP-25-84, CWP-25-84-A | $53,453,414 | Centralville Sewer Separation Program Phase 1 | 1.5% |
| Mashpee | CWP-25-70, CWP-25-70-A | $32,770,000 | Phase 2 Mashpee Treatment and Collection System | 0% |
| New Bedford | CWP-25-68, CWP-25-68-A | $30,000,000 | Wastewater Collection System Improvements | 2% |
| Yarmouth | CWP-25-69, CWP-25-69-A | $50,000,000 | Phase 1 Water Resource Recovery Facility and Collection System | 0% |
| Total | $247,243,012 | |||
| Clean Water Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Drinking Water Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Attleboro | DWPEC-25-36 | $15,000,000 | Wading River Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Barnstable | DWPEC-25-31 | $7,500,000 | Straightway and Hyannisport PFAS Treatment Facility | 0% |
| Bellingham | DWPEC-25-26 | $15,000,000 | PFAS Treatment at Hartford Avenue Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Braintree | DWPEC-25-21 | $10,000,000 | Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Franklin | DWEC-25-16 | $3,687,171 | Franklin Hayward Street Water Treatment Improvements | 0% |
| Grafton Water District | DWEC-25-25 | $4,191,133 | East Street and Worcester Street PFAS Treatment Upgrades | 0% |
| Holbrook | DWPEC-25-23 | $3,200,000 | Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Middleborough | DWPEC-25-27 | $7,500,000 | East Grove Street Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Plainville | DWEC-25-32 | $10,600,000 | Turnpike Lake PFAS Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Randolph | DWPEC-25-22 | $6,800,000 | Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Scituate | DW-25-28 | $15,000,000 | Surface Water Treatment Plant | 1.5% |
| Sharon | DWEC-25-24 | $6,444,944 | Wells 2 and 4 Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Shrewsbury | DWEC-25-37 | $806,600 | Home Farm Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Upgrades | 0% |
| Uxbridge | DWPEC-25-33 | $5,250,000 | Blackstone Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Webster | DWPEC-25-01 | $10,120,000 | PFAS Water Treatment Plant | 0% |
| Westford | DWEC-25-30 | $8,000,000 | Forge Village and Nutting Road PFAS Treatment Upgrades | 0% |
| Total | $129,099,848 | |||
| Drinking Water Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Cybersecurity Improvement Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Holyoke | DWC-26-32 | $50,000 |
| Cybersecurity Improvement Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Dudley | CWO-25-66 | $250,000 |
| Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| School Water Improvement Grant (SWIG) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Grant No. | Fixtures | Award |
| Amherst Regional Public Schools | SWIG-26-01 | 8 | $24,000 |
| School Water Improvement Grant (SWIG) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Grant No. | Fixtures | Award |
For More Information
For more information on our different loan programs, please visit the SRF Programs page and our Loan Forgiveness Program page. For information on past meetings or to find project descriptions, please visit the Board of Trustees Meeting Information page. For information on how to apply for an SRF loan, please visit Mass DEP's State Revolving Fund Applications and Forms page.
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.