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FORT WALTON BEACH — An Okaloosa County promenade has potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated July 12.
Emerald Promenade of 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: Okaloosa promenade receives hazardous water advisory