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Destin Oil Spill Effects

The Destin oil spill effects appear to have cleared up for the most part in Destin and Walton County. When visiting the beaches, you will likely not know the oil was here. After storms you might find small weathered tar balls if you look hard enough. Some oil is in the sand and although you [...]

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Destin and Okaloosa Island Beach update

Okaloosa Island and Fort Walton Beach are currently clear and the beaches are open. 2010/07/14 at 11:45 am [...] I am on Okaloosa Island. We’ve been here since the 3rd. I promise that I would not even know there had been an oil spill if I hadn’t watched the news before coming here. I have [...]

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Dep water quality test in for Destin and Walton county

“July 6 water testing showed no dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons above what is normal at Navarre Beach Pier and Santa Rosa Island,” Tsubooka said. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) routinely tests coastal waters for more than 60 chemical contaminants related to the spill. Results for Santa Rosa, Walton and Okaloosa counties have shown no [...]

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Walton County and Destin area updates on oil Spill (water Quality info )

Walton County beaches are open and no health advisories have been issued. THE BIGGEST CONCERN ON THE WWW.DESTINOILSPILL.COM  IS  WATER QUALITY  WE ARE PUTTING SERIOUS EFFORT INTO FINDING THE BEST ANSWERS. We(my family) live here, breath here, swim here and eat here it is important to all of us. Walton County has worked to get [...]

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Destin Oil Spill update from the Destin Log

‘WE WILL BE READY TO BOOM’ The city’s latest emergency update May 06, 2010 2:43 PM Special to The Log This is the latest update from the City of Destin Web Site at cityofdestin.com Many of you are calling Destin City Hall and asking about the oil spill and the conditions of Destin’s beaches. As [...]

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