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“The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $73,733,811 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on January 8, 2025. Below is information on the grants and loans approved at the meeting including one to Woburn to help in its battle to remove PFAS from the local water supply.
A loan amount of $21,999,965 has been approved for a new facility at the Horn Pond Treatment plan in Woburn with a rate of zero percent.
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.” …