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Pollution in the Walnut
Creek wetland comes from
many sources. It ruins
the water and the habitat
for the plants and animals.
One potential source
of pollution, the Brownfield
area, is located north
of Hammond Pond in the
Walnut Creek wetland.
Dumus Oil, located on
the first property north
of the pond in the Brownfield
area, may be a threat.
In the northern part of
the Brownfields there
are industrial and commercial
pollutants that may affect
the coastal habitat in
the wetland and could
potentially threaten the
creek downstream and the
Neuse River.
The main source of pollution
in the Walnut Creek Wetland
is trash thrown into it,
mostly by people in the
neighborhood around it.
The trash you would see
if you went to the wetland
would literally make you
throw up. People dump
all types of trash in
the wetland because there
is no space for it in
their house or the dump
is too far away to reach.
The type of trash includes
tires, TVs, plastic, and
furniture. When I went
to visit the wetland I
saw piles and piles of
tires thrown there for
years by people in the
neighborhood.
Trash and pollutants
also come from up stream
Walnut Creek. People in
the neighborhood fifteen
miles upstream dump trash
in the creek. When it
rains the trash goes downstream
into the wetlands. Runoff
from agriculture, landscape
care, and construction
also pollutes the stream
and flows into the wetland.
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