Okaloosa health department releases water quality results

The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has released water quality results. [Special to the News Bulletin]

CRESTVIEW — Here are the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County’s water quality test results for local parks.

One Okaloosa County park has potentially hazardous bathing water, the FDOH-Okaloosa stated March 6.

Liza Jackson Park in Fort Walton Beach failed tests based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards. Enteric bacteria's presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.

The tests are 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 health department releases water quality results