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There are thousands of dams across New England and many were built decades if not centuries ago.
Climate change could bring storms they were never built to withstand.
A federal database lists nearly 4,000 dams in New England , with 176 categorized as high-hazard structures.
If these dams fail, they would pose a risk to people living downstream.
Failure of the dam could have sent water into a residential neighborhood downhill.
The city received a $ 163,500 grant for repairs but was still in the design phase when the flooding hit.
"The good news was that the 24 dams held," said Leominster's director of emergency management, Arthur Elbthal .
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