An Act improving municipal water infrastructure

This bill creates a new Municipal Water Infrastructure Trust Fund to finance water system upgrades in Massachusetts. Municipalities will pay a fee of $0.70 per 1,000 gallons of water withdrawn, and the collected funds will be distributed to cities and towns based on their water usage to support local infrastructure projects. A portion of the money will also go to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, while the remaining funds are used for direct municipal projects without needing separate state approval. Additionally, the bill requires public water systems drawing from wells to fully enclose their wellheads to improve security.