FORT WALTON BEACH — Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated June 15.
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville, and Liza Jackson Park, Fort Walton Beach failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards. Enteric bacteria's presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 2 Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water