马萨诸塞州宣布1.081亿美元水项目贷款减免：惠及35个社区46个污水处理项目
马萨诸塞州财政厅长、州清洁水信托主席 Deborah B. Goldberg 11月9日在波士顿宣布，该信托将向35个社区的46个污水处理项目发放共108,122,538美元贷款减免补助，项目总造价716,825,907美元。
这笔减免资金来自联邦《两党基础设施法》，用于降低市镇水务基建的借贷成本；财政困难社区还可获得额外减免。州长 Maura Healey 与州环保部专员 Bonnie Heiple 对这批补助表示支持。
马萨诸塞州清洁水信托成立于1989年，迄今已向全州社区贷出约104亿美元水务建设资金，约97%的州居民从其支持的项目中受益。
贷款减免相当于直接补助，获减免的市镇无需偿还对应本金，可把水费压力留在较低水平。（来源：马萨诸塞州清洁水信托）
Massachusetts Announces $108.1 Million in Loan Forgiveness for 46 Wastewater Projects in 35 Communities
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, chair of the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, announced in Boston on November 9 that the trust will provide $108,122,538 in loan forgiveness grants for 46 wastewater projects in 35 communities, with total project costs of $716,825,907.
The forgiveness is funded through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and lowers borrowing costs for municipal water infrastructure; disadvantaged communities qualify for additional forgiveness. Governor Maura Healey and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bonnie Heiple supported the awards.
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust has loaned about $10.4 billion for water projects statewide, and about 97 percent of the state's residents have benefited from projects it financed.
Loan forgiveness works as an outright grant: communities do not repay the forgiven principal, which helps keep local water rates lower. (Source: Massachusetts Clean Water Trust)
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