Central Mass. towns receive $50M for water infrastructure construction
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Central Massachusetts communities have received roughly $44.3 million in loans and $5.6 million in loan forgiveness grants from the state treasurer to go towards improvements to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, according to a Thursday release from the office of State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who is also chair of the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust.
In total, almost $24 million in grants and $229 million in low-interest loans were awarded to 26 communities across the state, seven of which were in Central Massachusetts, per the announcement.
West Boylston was given an $8.76-million loan with nearly $1.2 million in loan forgiveness to construct a new water treatment facility to reduce manganese concentration levels.
Fitchburg received an $8.7-million loan and $858,172 in loan forgiveness. These funds will go toward a nutrient removal project which will install new sewers and drains.
Leominster received a loan for almost $6.6 million and $865,603 in loan forgiveness. The city’s project will improve its water treatment plants to address changing raw water quality.
Blackstone received a $6.2-million loan and $819,720 in loan forgiveness to construct a new water treatment facility to connect to the existing distribution system.
Ayer was given more than $6 million in loans with $798,994 in loan forgiveness for a project constructing a treatment process for the Spectacle Pond Water Treatment Plant.
Dudley received a $4-million loan with $540,246 in loan forgiveness for a project to connect a replacement well to a pump station and replace asbestos concrete water mains. The town was also given a $924,097 loan with $60,990 in loan forgiveness for a sewer system evaluation survey. The survey will lay the groundwork for designing construction projects to remove excess infiltration and inflow.
East Brookfield was granted a $4-million loan with $528,000 in forgiveness for a project replacing an old water main, which caused discolored water.
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