Another neighborhood creek found poluted.. (garden, agriculture, moving)

[longneckone]

Dirickson Creek found polluted with nutrients, bacteria | Cape Gazette

Here is a Cape Gazettte article those planning on moving "near the water" may find interesting.

[DelawareLiz]

Not surprised, not surprised at all.....people of Delaware (both born here and come here) love their chemicals and fertilizers.
The more crap on their lawns and crops, the better to many it seems. I put ZERO fertilizers and chemicals on my garden and lawn, but I am only one person. Overdevelopment is also a problem and has been for awhile.

The article states the problem:
"The report found most nutrients come from indirect sources, such as runoff from farmland or residential development. The loss of forests and marshes and increase in impervious surfaces – such as roads, roofs and parking lots – also allow more pollutants to reach the creek.

“Our cleansing woods are disappearing,” vonLindenberg said.

More than 42 percent of the 20-square-mile watershed surrounding the creek is dedicated to agriculture, but about 1.5 square miles of farmland has been developed in recent years, the report found."

[Gerania]

Sadly, it's usually caused by farms. They need to be productive to stay afloat.