Clean Water Trust Approves $123.2 Million in New Grants and Loans at its August Meeting

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $123,281,605 in new grants and low-interest loans at its meeting on August 5, 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.

Clean Water Projects
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Project Title	Interest Rate
Boston Water and Sewer Commission	CW-22-56-B	$24,208,446	South Boston Sewer Separation	1.5%
Eastham	CWP-25-50	$50,000,000	Eastham Wastewater Phase 1	1.5%
Lowell	CWP-25-71	$1,816,638	Downtown Area and Interceptor Sewer Improvements	1.5%
Lowell	CWP-25-72	$5,000,000	Phase 3A Sewer System Separation Project	1.5%
Nantucket	CW-25-52	$11,715,381	Phase 2 Surfside Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements	1.5%
New Bedford	CWP-25-64	$6,815,000	Wamsutta Street Pumping Station Improvements	2%
Provincetown	CW-25-27	$23,708,140	Provincetown Satellite Treatment Facility	1.5%
Total		$123,263,605

Cybersecurity Improvement Grant
Grantee	Grant No.	Award
South Grafton Water District	DWC-26-38	$15,000

School Water Improvement Grant (SWIG)
School	Grant No.	Fixtures	Award
Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center	SWIG-26-06	1	$3,000

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 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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