FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
Three Okaloosa parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated March 28.
Liza Jackson and Garniers Parks in Fort Walton Beach and Lincoln Park, Valparaiso failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards. Enteric bacteria's presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
Three other parks that passed the test but are listed as having moderate (instead of good) water quality this week are Marler Park, Okaloosa Island; Poquito Park, Shalimar; and Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa health department releases water quality results