State awards over $10 million in clean drinking water grants

Over $10.3 million in grant funding has been announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration to support clean drinking water, free of contaminants like PFAS and Manganese.

By Franklin County Now April 28, 2026 9:26 am

NEW SALEM, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Over $10.3 million in grant funding has been announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration to support clean drinking water, free of contaminants like PFAS and Manganese.

New Salem’s public drinking water system will undergo a feasibility study for a new drinking water system and public communication with the town’s $73,000 grant.

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