Clean Water Trust Approves $135.2 Million in New Loans at its November Meeting

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $135,200,000 in new low-interest loans at its meeting on November 4, 2026. Below is information on the 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
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	CW-26-11	$50,000,000	Deer Island Treatment Plant Clarifier #2	2%
Wareham	CWP-24-23	$20,000,000	Water Pollution Control Facility Improvements – Phase 2	0%
Total		$70,000,000

Drinking Water Projects
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Project Title	Interest Rate
Scituate	DW-26-06	$15,000,000	Surface Water Treatment Plant	1.5%
Springfield Water and Sewer Commission	DWP-26-02	$50,000,000	Water Treatment Plant Replacement – Phase 2B	2%
Total		$65,000,000

Community Septic Management Project
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Interest Rate
Rowley	CWT-26-12	$200,000	2%

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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