Ocoee to work with FDEP to clean Lake Prima Vista

The water quality of the 19-acre Lake Prima Vista in Ocoee, formerly known as Deep Lake, has taken a dive for the worse in recent years.

“When we first moved here, you could see the lake’s sandy bottom,” said Ann Whittle, a resident who's lived near the lake for 30 years. “It was clear, and you could see your feet. But over the years, it’s just become this yucky muck. It’s just in a bad shape, and it’s gotten worse since about 2010 and 2011. That’s when we started to notice a lot more algae, and the water was becoming greener.”

Steve Krug, director of Ocoee’s Public Works department, said the city has been monitoring the lake and also noticed something was wrong.