BOSTON – A series of state grants and low-interest loans this week makes over $53 million in funding available for central Massachusetts wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects.
Governor Maura Healey’s administration announced $1.3 billion in statewide loans and grants to support 185 projects across the state on Tuesday. State Senator Michael Moore says the following projects are included:
- Millbury Aquarion Water Company Jacques Wells Water Treatment Facility – $6,731,250
- Millbury/Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District Standby Power for Resiliency – $10,000,000
- Shrewsbury Rolfe & Maple Ave PS Upgrade and FM Replacement – $9,820,000
- Westborough Oak Street WTP PFAS Improvements – $6,311,731
- Worcester Quinsigamond Avenue CSO Facility Upgrades – $14,090,000
- Worcester Lake Avenue Pumping Station Improvements – $6,200,000
The total state funding includes $173 million from federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Funding also comes from the State Revolving Fund (SRF), administered by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust and finances projects implemented by cities and towns, regional water supply and wastewater treatment districts, and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
The state has also offered to reduce the SRF borrowing rate from 2 percent to 1.5 percent for communities that support the Housing Choice Initiative. Worcester is one of the 20 applicants that qualify. The others are Acton, Andover, Barnstable, Billerica, Brockton, Everett, Franklin, Lawrence, Littleton, Lowell, Melrose, Nantucket, Plymouth, Quincy, Somerville, Stoughton, Sudbury, Taunton, and Tyngsborough.
This year, the Clean Water SRF provides $903 million in financing for clean water projects across the Commonwealth.
