Some Okaloosa County parks fail water-quality tests: report

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. ( WKRG ) — Okaloosa County residents should take precautions around three area parks that just received water-quality advisories, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The advisory reportedly covers these locations:

• Liza Jackson Park: 338 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach
• Marler Park: 1275 Santa Rosa Blvd., Fort Walton Beach
• Clement E. Taylor Park: 131 Calhoun Ave, Destin

Florida Healthy Beaches website shows these parks received “poor” ratings in Enterococcus Bacteria, described as “70.5 or greater Enterococcus sp per 100 ml of marine water.”

According to WebMD, enterococci bacteria is “found in the intestines of nearly every animal on earth” and can lead to difficult-to-treat infections.

The DOH said in the release that the results followed an Aug. 19 test.

To see test results for waterways in Florida, visit the Florida Healthy Beaches website . For more information, call 850-833-9247.

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