FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
Four Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, according to a June 22 FDOH media release.
Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach; Wayside Park, Okaloosa Island; Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville; and James Lee Park, Destin 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