Massachusetts

Funding

• Asset management can be financed through the DWSRF program. Additionally, an asset management Planning Grant Program is offered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP). Asset inventory, AM program plan, AM report, and AM software and training are eligible for the grant.
• Technical assistance providers assisting in leak detection and other AM activities can be funded with DWSRF set-asides.

Regulatory

• Existing PWSs undergoing updates and all new PWSs are required to submit a business plan demonstrating adequate capacity and AM-related components (310 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 22.04).
• The sanitary survey review has an emphasis on AM planning; recommendations to develop an AM plan, establish inventory, identify replacement costs, and attend training are made.

Assistance

• AM is addressed in many annual trainings provided by MADEP Drinking Water Program.
• External trainings, including AM, are available on an online training calendar.
• Onsite technical assistance is available, and AM assistance programs are in development.
• MADEP’s webpage provides guidance on the AM planning grant program.
• The Capacity Survey addresses asset management.

• Asset Management Planning Grant Program:  https://www.mass.gov/service-details/asset-management-planning-grant-program  
• Massachusetts Drinking Water Regulations:  https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-22-the-massachusetts-drinking-water-regulations