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Health advisory lifted for Bass Lake and Dons Bayou in Fort Walton Beach following wastewater spill

The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has lifted a health advisory for Bass Lake and Dons Bayou, officials announced Monday. “Sampling of the waters in that area have resulted in bacterial levels below the advisory level,” DOH-Okaloosa stated. The lifting of the advisory comes nine days after the initial incident, which saw […]

Jared Williams

The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has lifted a health advisory for Bass Lake and Dons Bayou, officials announced Monday.

The advisory was initially issued following a sewer main break on July 6 that resulted in a wastewater spill into Bass Lake. Water quality testing has now shown that bacterial levels in the affected areas have dropped below the advisory threshold.

“Sampling of the waters in that area have resulted in bacterial levels below the advisory level,” DOH-Okaloosa stated.

The lifting of the advisory comes nine days after the initial incident, which saw approximately 9,000 gallons of untreated wastewater enter Bass Lake due to a ruptured 12-inch cast-iron forcemain on Lakeview Road NW.

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Health advisory lifted for Bass Lake and Dons Bayou in Fort Walton Beach following wastewater spill

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