Hewletts Creek drains Wilmington's largest watershed, covering nearly 12 square miles.

Long tainted by stormwater runoff and more recently massive sewer spills, a decade-long effort is working to heal the city's ...

Hewletts Creek drains Wilmington's largest watershed, covering nearly 12 square miles. The tidal creek also is one of the most polluted waterways in the city due to the rapid development ...

The result has been a growing flooding problem in the Hewletts Creek watershed, the biggest in Wilmington draining nearly 12 square miles, and declining water quality in the creek itself ...