Lawmakers agree the state’s aging dams are a problem but are divided over who should pay

Lawmakers agree the state’s aging dams are a problem but are divided over who should pay

A sign warns river traffic about Hadley Falls Dam, on the Piscataquog river in Goffstown. The dam, owned by the state, is slated for removal after state officials said it would be too expensive to repair. It is one of 276 aging dams owned by the state of New Hampshire. (Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin)A proposal to supply some of the millions required to rehabilitate New Hampshire’s nearly 300 aging dams made it through a House floor…