▁that ▁" run off ▁from ▁land ▁surfaces ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁compr ise ▁a ▁substantial ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ph osph orus ▁load ", ▁cit ing ▁that ▁large ▁communities ▁of ▁ge ese ▁that ▁res ide ▁within ▁the ▁lake ▁communities ▁along ▁Ne ep a ul ak ating ▁Creek ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁Clo ve ▁Brook ▁also ▁contribute ▁ph osph orus ▁to ▁the ▁cre ek . ▁Clo ve ▁Ac res ▁Lake ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁being ▁e ut roph ic ▁in ▁that ▁ph osph orus ▁loading ▁has ▁stim ulated ▁excess ive ▁growth ▁of ▁alg ae ▁and ▁aqu atic ▁plants ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁acceler ating ▁ag ing ▁of ▁the ▁lake , ▁sed iment ation ▁and ▁excess ive ▁loading ▁of ▁s ilt ▁and ▁organ ic ▁matter , ▁fl uct u ating ▁o xygen ▁s atur ation ▁and ▁de ple tion , ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁factors ▁can ▁impact ▁the ▁cre ek ▁through ▁a ▁potential ▁loss ▁of ▁b iod iversity . ▁ ▁The ▁cre ek ▁is ▁further ▁imp a ired ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁ext ant ▁by ▁other ▁poll ut ants ▁including ▁f ec al ▁col iform ▁and ▁ar sen ic . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁f ec al ▁col iform ▁( ch ief ly ▁Enter oc oc cus ▁and ▁E scher ich ia ▁col i ) ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁both ▁to ▁resident ial ▁sept ic ▁and ▁se w age ▁systems ▁and ▁to ▁farm ▁animals ▁and ▁wild life . ▁While ▁no ▁specific ▁source ▁of ▁ar sen ic ▁has ▁been ▁identified , ▁N J DE P ▁indicates ▁that ▁possible ▁sources ▁may ▁include ▁the ▁le aching