FORT WALTON BEACH — Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated Aug. 19.
Liza Jackson Park, Fort Walton Beach, and Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Niceville, failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards.
All other parks received good quality ratings except Garniers Park, Fort Walton Beach, and Lincoln Park, Valparaiso, which received moderate ratings.
Enteric bacteria’s presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 2 Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water