COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

STATE SENATOR
MICHAEL O. MOORE

SECOND WORCESTER DISTRICT
State House, Room 518, Boston, MA  02133 (617) 722-1485

June 18, 2009

Senator Michael O. Moore Announces $4.16 Million in SRF Funding for Energy Efficiency at Drinking Water and Waste Water Treatment Facilities 
 

BOSTON —  Senator Michael O. Moore (D-Millbury) is pleased to announce that the Upper Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Facility is getting approximately $2.5 Million for energy efficiency and photovoltaic improvements to benefit the communities of Auburn, Millbury, Worcester, and Leicester.

Funding will come in a mix of low-interest loans for municipalities through the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust as well as a grant program.  These projects, listed under the State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, will be eligible for assistance through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  

“I’m very pleased to see the Department of Environmental Protection award this funding to the Upper Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Facility,” Said Senator Moore.  “This funding will help reduce the cost of protecting public health by maintaining and managing water quality in a more energy efficient way.”

Massachusetts awards infrastructure financing under the SRF, which is administered by the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, a joint effort of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the Executive Office of Administration and Finance and the State Treasurer’s Office.

To be eligible for Clean Water or Drinking Water SRF funding, municipalities, waste water districts and water suppliers filed applications with MassDEP last year demonstrating that the proposed projects offer significant public health or drinking water quality benefits.
 

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