FORT WALTON BEACH — No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated today.
No parks failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards. Enteric bacteria’s presence would have indicated fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
Tests are regularly performed at Lincoln Park, Valparaiso; Poquito Park, Shalimar; Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville; Liza Jackson Park and Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach; Gulf Islands National Seashore, East Pass, Emerald Promenade, Marler Park and Wayside Park, Okaloosa Island; and Clement E. Taylor Park, Henderson Beach and James Lee Park, Destin.
All parks had good water quality except for Liza Jackson, which rated at moderate, according to the health department.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: All Okaloosa parks pass water quality tests