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Press Release  Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $123.7 million in new loans and grants at its July meeting

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

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Andrew Napolitano, Communications Director, Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General

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
BORROWERLOAN NO.AMOUNTPROJECT TITLEINTEREST RATE
Boston Water and Sewer Commission

CW-24-39,

CW-24-39A

$23,543,308East Boston Sewer Separation Phase IV1.5%
RevereCWP-24-40$2,616,233Phase 15 Construction - Inflow/Infiltration, Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, Pump Station & Drainage1.5%
SaugusCWP-24-86$2,330,234Comprehensive Sewer System Rehabilitation - 22%
TOTAL$28,489,775  
DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
BORROWERLOAN NO.AMOUNTPROJECT TITLEINTEREST RATE
Auburn Water DistrictDWPEC-24-63$11,730,000Arsenic and PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant for South Street Well0%
FranklinDWEC-24-96$15,000,000Franklin Hayward St. Water Treatment Plant Improvements0%
MiddleboroughDWPEC-24-51$15,000,000East Grove Street Water Treatment Plant0%
NorwoodDWP-24-48$13,976,950Bellevue Water Tanks Replacement2%
ShrewsburyDWEC-24-72$15,000,000Home Farm Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Upgrades0%
South Grafton Water DistrictDWEC-24-88$4,200,000PFAS Treatment Plant for Wells #2 and #30%
StoughtonDWPEC-24-91$4,440,000Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant Improvements0%
UxbridgeDWPEC-24-52$14,900,000Blackstone Water Treatment Plant0%
TOTAL$94,246,950 
COMMUNITY SEPTIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
BORROWERLOAN NO.AMOUNTINTEREST RATE
SharonCWT-25-10$500,0002%
ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING GRANTS
GRANTEEGRANT NO.AWARD
NeedhamCWA-24-48$96,087
NewtonCWA-24-37$150,000
WestonDWA-24-39$118,448
WilliamstownCWA-24-19$150,000
TOTAL$514,535
SCHOOL WATER IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (SWIG)
SCHOOLGRANT NO.FIXTURESAWARD
Community Action Inc.SWIG-25-132$6,000
John E. Boyd CenterSWIG-25-141$3,000
Cadence Academy PreschoolSWIG-25-152$6,000
Immaculate Conception SchoolSWIG-25-164$12,000
TOTAL $27,000

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.

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Media Contact

  • 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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