One Okaloosa park receives advisories for hazardous water

One Okaloosa park has failed water testing the week of Aug. 5.

FORT WALTON BEACH — One Okaloosa County park has potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.

East Pass, Okaloosa Island 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: One Okaloosa park receives advisories for hazardous water