FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla. —The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has issued a water quality advisory for the following location:

Tests completed on Monday, October 14, 2024, indicate that the water quality across the various sampling sites meets the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria recommended by the Florida Department of Health. However, a wastewater release that occurred in Boggy Bayou has affected Lincoln Park.

Waters contaminated with wastewater presents several health hazards to humans and may contain untreated human sewage with microbes that could cause gastro-intestinal and other diseases. Anyone who comes into contact with the affected waterway should wash thoroughly, especially before eating or drinking. Children and older adults, as well as people with weakened immune systems, are particularly vulnerable to disease so every precaution should be taken if in contact with the affected waters.

Test results are available at FloridaHealth.gov/HealthyBeaches.

For more information call 850-833-9247 visit Okaloosa.FloridaHealth.gov.

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