$21.5 million deal reached to fix dirty creek in Oceanport

Along the shores of Branchport Creek in Oceanport, residents swim, fish and boat in what looks to be an idyllic setting. But a closer inspection of the water there after a hard rain as recently as a year ago would have turned up some nasty findings -- fecal matter from the nearby Monmouth Park racetrack.

Although some interim measures have temporarily stopped the messy runoff, officials from Oceanport and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority say they have hammered out a $21.5 million deal designed to be a more permanent solution.