Clean Water Trust Approves $25.6 Million in New Grants and Loans at its September Meeting

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $25,554,602 in new grants and low-interest loans at its meeting on September 2, 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.

Drinking Water Project
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Project Title	Interest Rate
Chelmsford Water District	DWEC-25-29	$15,000,000	Chelmsford Water District PFAS Treatment	0%

Asset Management Grant
Grantee	Grant No.	Award
Hillcrest Water District	DWA-26-03	$104,602

Community Septic Management Projects
Borrower	Loan No.	Amount	Interest Rate
Barnstable County	CWT-26-09	$10,000,000	2%
East Bridgewater100	CWT-26-06	$400,000	2%
Total		$10,400,000

Cybersecurity Improvement Grant
Grantee	Grant No.	Award
Taunton	DWC-26-39	$50,000

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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