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Boil water notice issued for areas of Fort Walton Beach & Mary Esther

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OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) — Okaloosa County has issued a boil water notice after tests showed possible E. coli contamination at the Hawkins Well.

Officials say multiple tests from the distribution system came back negative. The only positive sample was taken from an untreated source before disinfection.

They believe the result was likely due to a sampling error at the well or recent maintenance work.

The notice applies to certain customers in the unincorporated areas of Fort Walton Beach and Mary Esther (Florosa).

Below is the full notice Okaloosa County released, along with a map of customers impacted.

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