Press Release: 9/3/2026
Clean Water Trust Approves $25.6 Million in New Grants and Loans at its September Meeting
Clean Water Trust Approves $25.6 Million in New Grants and Loans at its September Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/02/2026
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $25,554,602 in new grants and low-interest loans at its meeting on September 2, 2026. Below is information on the grants 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.
| Drinking Water Project | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Chelmsford Water District | DWEC-25-29 | $15,000,000 | Chelmsford Water District PFAS Treatment | 0% |
| Drinking Water Project | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Asset Management Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Hillcrest Water District | DWA-26-03 | $104,602 |
| Asset Management Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Community Septic Management Projectsz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Interest Rate |
| Barnstable County | CWT-26-09 | $10,000,000 | 2% |
| East Bridgewater | CWT-26-06 | $400,000 | 2% |
| Total | $10,400,000 | ||
| Community Septic Management Projectsz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Interest Rate |
| Cybersecurity Improvement Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Taunton | DWC-26-39 | $50,000 |
| Cybersecurity Improvement Grant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grantee | Grant No. | 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 roughly $10.4 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.
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