EPA Says Substance In Deep Fork River Isn't Oil

According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality says there were no oil constituents identified in samples collected on Sept. 15.

Thursday, September 18th 2014, 2:49 pm

By: News On 6

EPA Says Substance In Deep Fork River Isn't Oil

According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality says there were no oil constituents identified in samples collected from the Deep Fork River on Sept. 15.

A strange substance was reported to authorities last week by a tipster. Officials on Sunday had kayaks out and were placing booms in the water to keep the product from seeping into Eufaula Lake.

On Thursday, the EPA said that nothing appears to be harmful in a sample collected. The EPA added that it appears it was an algae bloom. The agency recommended that access to the river for fisherman will be OK, according to Okmulgee Emergency Management.

Okmulgee County said it was assisted by many people who provided information they provided and many agencies that assisted with the incident.

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