FORT WALTON BEACH — Here are the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County’s water quality test results for local parks.
Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the FDOH-Okaloosa stated Sept. 27.
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