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The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $168,101,585 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on September 6, including some $293,000 for Franklin.
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 |
| Bridgewater | CWP-21-32 CWP-21-32-A |
$40,113,070 | Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades Phase I | 0% |
| Orleans | CW-19-33 | $59,684,200 | Downtown Area Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Facility | 0% |
| Spencer | CWP-21-48 CWP-21-48-A |
$46,713,406 | Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades | 0% |
| Total | $146,510,676 |
| Drinking Water Projects | ||||
| Borrower | Loan No. | Amount | Project Title | Interest Rate |
| Blandford | DWP-22-31 | $1,167,935 | Water Treatment Plant Upgrade | 2% |
| Boston Water and Sewer Commission | DW-22-50 | $2,473,572 | Elimination of Lead Water Services in Boston | 0% |
| Fall River | DWP-23-23 | $4,150,000 | Lead Service Line Replacement | 0% |
| Mattapoisett River Valley Water District | DWP-23-60 | $2,195,000 | Procurement of Ultrafiltration System Equipment | 2% |
| Nantucket | DW-22-25 | $5,933,945 | Water System Expansion West of Nantucket Airport | 0% |
| Yarmouth | DWP-23-18 | $3,584,154 | Yarmouth Well 4&5 Package PFAS Treatment System | 0% |
| Total | $19,504,606 |
| Asset Management Planning Grants | ||
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Bedford | CWA-23-05 | $67,500 |
| Franklin | CWA-23-04 | $150,000 |
| Medway | CWA-23-06 | $150,000 |
| Southampton | DWA-23-82 | $48,000 |
| Total | $415,500 |
| Lead Service Line Planning Grants | ||
| Grantee | Grant No. | Award |
| Barnstable | DWL-23-88 | $292,928 |
| Franklin | DWL-23-07 | $143,000 |
| Holyoke Water Works | DWL-23-90 | $190,000 |
| Leicester Water & Sewer District | DWL-23-85 | $86,600 |
| Middleborough | DWL-23-92 | $57,800 |
| Newburyport | DWL-23-86 | $207,800 |
| North Raynham Water District | DWL-23-93 | $200,000 |
| Northborough | DWL-23-89 | $72,300 |
| Tisbury | DWL-23-84 | $217,025 |
| West Bridgewater | DWL-23-94 | $43,350 |
| West Newbury | DWL-23-83 | $75,000 |
| Whitinsville Water Company | DWL-23-87 | $85,000 |
| Total | $1,670,803 |
For More Information
For more information on our different loan programs, please visit the Programs page at https://www.mass.gov/programs and for more information on our Loan Forgiveness Program, please visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/the-disadvantaged-community-program#loan-forgiveness-. To learn about past meetings or find project descriptions, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/2023-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 $8.25 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.
