Clean Water Trust issues nearly $40 million in loans, grants

The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s Board of Trustees on April 2 approved $39.7 million in new low-interest loans and grants.

The Clean Water Trust, along with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, provides low-interest loans and grants to cities, towns and water utilities through the Massachusetts State Revolving Funds. These funds help communities build or replace water infrastructure that enhances existing water resources, ensures drinking water safety, protects public health, and increases community resiliency.

More than $34 million went to clean water projects in Fall River, Fitchburg, Orange, Orleans and Spencer.

Nearly $5 million went to drinking water projects in Easton and Lowell.

Lincoln received a related Cybersecurity Improvement grant for $30,000.

And a total of $450,000 in Asset Management Planning Grants went to Edgartown, Wakefield and Westfield.

For more information, visit the SRF programs webpage. Information on the state’s Loan Forgiveness Program is also available online.