FORT WALTON BEACH — Four Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
On March 31, Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach; Gulf Islands National Seashore and Marler Park, Okaloosa Island; Clement E. Taylor Park, Destin failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards.
Enteric bacteria’s presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
Call 689-7859 or 833-9247 for more information.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Four Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water