Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $123.7 million in new loans and grants at its July meeting.
July 18, 2025July 18, 2025
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July 9, 2025
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Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $123.7 million in new loans and grants at its July meeting.
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
BORROWER LOAN NO. AMOUNT PROJECT TITLE INTEREST RATE
Boston Water and Sewer Commission CW-24-39,
CW-24-39A $23,543,308 East Boston Sewer Separation Phase IV 1.5%
Revere CWP-24-40 $2,616,233 Phase 15 Construction – Inflow/Infiltration, Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, Pump Station & Drainage 1.5%
Saugus CWP-24-86 $2,330,234 Comprehensive Sewer System Rehabilitation – 2 2%
TOTAL $28,489,775
DRINKING WATER PROJECTS
BORROWER LOAN NO. AMOUNT PROJECT TITLE INTEREST RATE
Auburn Water District DWPEC-24-63 $11,730,000 Arsenic and PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant for South Street Well 0%
Franklin DWEC-24-96 $15,000,000 Franklin Hayward St. Water Treatment Plant Improvements 0%
Middleborough DWPEC-24-51 $15,000,000 East Grove Street Water Treatment Plant 0%
Norwood DWP-24-48 $13,976,950 Bellevue Water Tanks Replacement 2%
Shrewsbury DWEC-24-72 $15,000,000 Home Farm Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Upgrades 0%
South Grafton Water District DWEC-24-88 $4,200,000 PFAS Treatment Plant for Wells #2 and #3 0%
Stoughton DWPEC-24-91 $4,440,000 Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant Improvements 0%
Uxbridge DWPEC-24-52 $14,900,000 Blackstone Water Treatment Plant 0%
TOTAL $94,246,950
COMMUNITY SEPTIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
BORROWER LOAN NO. AMOUNT INTEREST RATE
Sharon CWT-25-10 $500,000 2%
ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING GRANTS
GRANTEE GRANT NO. AWARD
Needham CWA-24-48 $96,087
Newton CWA-24-37 $150,000
Weston DWA-24-39 $118,448
Williamstown CWA-24-19 $150,000
TOTAL $514,535
SCHOOL WATER IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (SWIG)
SCHOOL GRANT NO. FIXTURES AWARD
Community Action Inc. SWIG-25-13 2 $6,000
John E. Boyd Center SWIG-25-14 1 $3,000
Cadence Academy Preschool SWIG-25-15 2 $6,000
Immaculate Conception School SWIG-25-16 4 $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.
