FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the FDOH stated July 5.
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.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa health department releases water quality results