FORT WALTON BEACH — Eight Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
On Wednesday, Liza Jackson and Garniers Parks in Fort Walton Beach; Wayside Park, Okaloosa Island; Poquito Park, Shalimar; Lincoln Park, Valparaiso; Clement E. Taylor Park and Henderson Beach, Destin; and Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville, 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: 8 parks receive advisories for hazardous water