FORT WALTON BEACH — Five Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Henderson Beach, Clement E. Taylor Park and James Lee Park, all in Destin; Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville; and Emerald Promenade, Okaloosa Island, 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: 5 Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water