Clifton receives drinking water loan

The city of Clifton has received a $15,903,809 loan for improving water infrastructure. The loan comes from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. It will address the construction of a new drinking water treatment plant. As a disadvantaged community, Clifton is receiving $4.999 million in standard loan forgiveness. It has also been determined there are high amounts of PFAS in its source water. Therefore, Clifton took additional protective measures, securing $5.188 million in additional loan forgiveness for technology it will use to address and remove PFAS from treated drinking water.