Source: WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 9/28/21

For far too often for Wilmington officials' liking, the city’s Greenfield Lake has been living up to its colorful name. The roughly 100-acre lake south of downtown receives runoff from 2,500 acres in a heavily developed watershed that includes lots of homes, streets, medical offices and strip malls. Along with rainwater, the stormwater includes a nasty concoction of fertilizer, solvents and feces from pet owners and wildlife that frequent the popular park that surrounds the lake. 

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