State advances plan for removal of Hadley Falls Dam
Select Board approves Hadley Falls Dam removal plan and switches recycling provider. Corey Clark, Chief Engineer at the NHDES Dam Bureau, presented a state plan to remove Hadley Falls Dam beginning in 2027 using $4.5 million in Aquatic Resource Mitigation funding, with contaminated sediments posing
Select Board · Meeting of February 9, 2026
NH GOFFSTOWN — Select Board approves Hadley Falls Dam removal plan and switches recycling provider. Corey Clark, Chief Engineer at the NHDES Dam Bureau, presented a state plan to remove Hadley Falls Dam beginning in 2027 using $4.5 million in Aquatic Resource Mitigation funding, with contaminated sediments posing no human health risk and Glen Lake levels remaining unaffected. The Board unanimously authorized DPW Director Adam Jacobs to negotiate a new recycling contract with Waste Management, projecting approximately $11,000 in first-year savings.
Executive Councilor John Stephen pledged state oversight throughout the dam removal implementation.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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