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DOH-OKALOOSA Issues Water Quality Health Advisory

October 30, 2025

 

Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has issued a water quality advisories for the following locations:

Garniers Beach Park

257 Beachview Drive NE

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Marler Park

1275 Santa Rosa Blvd.

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Poquito Bayou Park

4 Bay St.

Shalimar, FL

Liza Jackson Park

338 Miracle Strip

Parkway SW

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Lincoln Park

1217 N Bayshore Dive Valparaiso, FL

 

Tests completed on Monday, October 27, indicate that the water quality at Garniers Beach Park, Poquito Bayou Park, Liza Jackson Park, Marler Park, and Lincoln Park, do not meet the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria recommended by the Florida Department of Health.

Clement E. Taylor is closed and undergoing renovations. Sampling was not conducted at this site.

Test results are available at FloridaHealth.gov/HealthyBeaches.

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

About the Florida Department of Health

The Department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

Follow us on X at @HealthyFla and on Facebook. For more information about the Florida Department of Health, visit FloridaHealth.gov.

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