FORT WALTON BEACH — All Okaloosa County parks have passed tests measuring potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
None failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards, and only three parks were listed as having moderate (instead of good) water quality. They are Wayside Park, Okaloosa Island; Poquito Park, Shalimar; and Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville.
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: Okaloosa parks pass water quality tests for second week in a row