FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated April 11.
Only two, Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach and Marler Park, Okaloosa Island, had moderate quality instead of good quality ratings.
The tests are 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