Neon green water in Coal Creek tests safe, contamination source undetermined
A chemical dye is the likely cause of a neon green tint to water in Coal Creek, according to the Tulsa Fire Department.
Hazmat crews tested the water and deemed it safe, though the nature of the color and the source of the contamination remain uncertain.
The creek flows through the park for about 150 yards above ground, after flowing out of a box culvert underneath a neighborhood.
The green tint continued well outside the park, as Coal Creek flows northeast along Dawson Road.
The Tulsa Parks Department, and Water and Sewer workers responded in addition to Tulsa Fire, which was called after a report from a News On 6 viewer.
The city reported there had been some recent testing of drain lines in the area, using a chemical described as “ghostbusters green,” but the output to Coal Creek, in that area, and with that intensity was not expected, if that was the source.