FORT WALTON BEACH — Eight Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated today.
Liza Jackson Park and Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach; Marler Park, Okaloosa Island; Poquito Park, Shalimar; Gulf Islands National Seashore, Okaloosa Island; Lincoln Park, Valparaiso; Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville; and Clement E. Taylor 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: 8 Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water