Clean Water Trust Approves $244.5 Million in New Grants and Loans at its July Meeting.

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $244,598,804 in new grants and low-interest loans at its meeting on July 8, 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
Barnstable	CWP-24-46, CWP-24-46-A, CWP-25-75, CWP-25-75-A	$20,000,000	Route 28 West Sewer Expansion Project	0%
Barnstable	CWP-24-64, CWP-25-83	$50,000,000	Nitrogen Removal Improvement and New Headworks Facility	0%
Barnstable	CWP-25-77	$10,000,000	Centerville Village Sewer Expansion South Phase	0%
Barnstable	CWP-25-82	$10,000,000	Phinney’s Lane Neighborhoods Sewer Expansion	0%
Chatham	CW-25-65	$16,849,585	Chatham Sewer Extension Phase 1F	0%
Fitchburg	CWP-25-67	$29,926,400	Combined Sewer Overflow 045, 083, Separation/Rehabilitation	2%
Haverhill	CWP-25-76	$14,667,000	Locke Street Sewer Separation Phase 2	2%
Hull	CWP-25-58	$8,330,000	Collection System Improvements Phase 2	2%
Hull	CWP-25-78	$9,630,000	Secondary Clarifiers, Grit, and Building Upgrades	2%
New Bedford	CWP-25-81	$10,875,000	Phase I Sewer System Rehabilitation	2%
Orleans	CW-25-49	$26,358,846	Lakes and Ponds Area Collection System and Pump Station	0%
Revere	CWP-25-79	$3,678,156	Phase 16 Construction Infiltration/Inflow and Capacity Improvement	1.5%
Swampscott	CW-25-80	$2,559,660	Sewer Rehabilitation in Phase 2B Area	1.5%
Total		$212,874,647

Drinking Water Projects
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Project Title	Interest Rate
Dracut Water Supply District	DWPEC-25-34	$15,000,000	PFAS Water Treatment Plant Expansion	0%
Pepperell	DWPEC-25-17	$13,000,000	Jersey Street Well Water Treatment Plant	0%
Yarmouth	DWPEC-25-20	$3,688,157	Yarmouth Wells 10 & 11 PFAS Treatment	0%
Total		$31,688,157

Cybersecurity Improvement Grant
Grantee	Grant No.	Award
Town of Upton	DWC-26-37	$30,000

School Water Improvement Grants (SWIG)
School	Grant No.	Fixtures	Award
In the Beginning Preschool	SWIG-26-04	1	$3,000
East End House	SWIG-26-05	1	$3,000
Total		2	$6,000

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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