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Press Release  Clean Water Trust Approves $376.7 Million in New Loans and Grants at its January Meeting.

Clean Water Trust Approves $376.7 Million in New Loans and Grants at its January Meeting.
For immediate release:
1/16/2026
  • Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg
  • The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

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Mikaela Cole, Deputy Director of Communications

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
BorrowerLoan No.AmountProject TitleInterest Rate
BarnstableCWP-25-75, CWP-25-75-A$10,000,000Route 28 West Sewer Expansion Project1.5%
BarnstableCWP-25-83$20,000,000Nitrogen Removal Improvements and New Headworks Facility1.5%
DennisCWP-25-74$50,000,000Phase 1 Water Resource Recovery Facility and Collection System0%
HarwichCWP-24-76$1,019,598Harwich Route 28 Sewer Project0%
LowellCWP-24-42, CWP-24-42-A, CWP-25-84, CWP-25-84-A$53,453,414Centralville Sewer Separation Program Phase 11.5%
MashpeeCWP-25-70, CWP-25-70-A$32,770,000Phase 2 Mashpee Treatment and Collection System0%
New BedfordCWP-25-68, CWP-25-68-A$30,000,000Wastewater Collection System Improvements2%
YarmouthCWP-25-69, CWP-25-69-A$50,000,000Phase 1 Water Resource Recovery Facility and Collection System0%
Total$247,243,012  
Drinking Water Projects
BorrowerLoan No.AmountProject TitleInterest Rate
AttleboroDWPEC-25-36$15,000,000Wading River Water Treatment Plant0%
BarnstableDWPEC-25-31$7,500,000Straightway and Hyannisport PFAS Treatment Facility0%
BellinghamDWPEC-25-26$15,000,000PFAS Treatment at Hartford Avenue Water Treatment Plant0%
BraintreeDWPEC-25-21$10,000,000Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant0%
FranklinDWEC-25-16$3,687,171Franklin Hayward Street Water Treatment Improvements0%
Grafton Water DistrictDWEC-25-25$4,191,133East Street and Worcester Street PFAS Treatment Upgrades0%
HolbrookDWPEC-25-23$3,200,000Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant0%
MiddleboroughDWPEC-25-27$7,500,000East Grove Street Water Treatment Plant0%
PlainvilleDWEC-25-32$10,600,000Turnpike Lake PFAS Water Treatment Plant0%
RandolphDWPEC-25-22$6,800,000Tri-Town Regional Water Treatment Plant0%
ScituateDW-25-28$15,000,000Surface Water Treatment Plant1.5%
SharonDWEC-25-24$6,444,944Wells 2 and 4 Water Treatment Plant0%
ShrewsburyDWEC-25-37$806,600Home Farm Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Upgrades0%
UxbridgeDWPEC-25-33$5,250,000Blackstone Water Treatment Plant0%
WebsterDWPEC-25-01$10,120,000PFAS Water Treatment Plant0%
WestfordDWEC-25-30$8,000,000Forge Village and Nutting Road PFAS Treatment Upgrades0%
Total$129,099,848  
Cybersecurity Improvement Grant
GranteeGrant No.Award
HolyokeDWC-26-32$50,000
Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant
GranteeGrant No.Award
DudleyCWO-25-66$250,000
School Water Improvement Grant (SWIG)
SchoolGrant No.FixturesAward
Amherst Regional Public SchoolsSWIG-26-018$24,000

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.

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  • Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg 

    Our mission at the Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts is to prudently manage and safeguard the state's public deposits and investments through sound business practices for the exclusive benefits of our citizens, and perform these duties with integrity, excellence, and leadership.
  • The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust 

    The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the Trust) is a state agency that improves water quality throughout the Commonwealth by providing low-interest loans to municipalities and other eligible entities.
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 

    MassDEP's mission is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth's natural resources - air, water, and land - to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of all people, and to ensure a clean and safe environment for future generations. In carrying out this mission MassDEP commits to address and advance environmental justice and equity for all people of the Commonwealth, provide meaningful, inclusive opportunities for people to participate in agency decisions that affect their lives; and ensure a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.​
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