February 17, 2023

Recent lab results from a follow-up sample collected on Lake Sue indicate the continued presence of algae toxins in the water column.

As a result, Lake Sue will continue to be closely monitored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) staff. The FDEP will collect follow-up samples for analysis at a future date (possibly 1-3 weeks) determined by the FDEP for Lake Sue and will provide updates on any possible detection of algae toxins as reported on the FDEP Algal Bloom Reporting dashboard (https://floridadep.gov/AlgalBloom).

Please continue to refrain from irrigating or recreating on the lake, including swimming, fishing, and boating until further notice.

Prior notices below:

January 31, 2023

Recent lab results from a sample collected on Lake Sue indicate the presence of trace amounts of algae toxins in the water column.

As a result, Lake Sue will be closely monitored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) staff. The FDEP will collect follow-up samples for analysis at a future date (possibly 1-3 weeks) determined by the FDEP for Lake Sue and will provide updates on any possible detection of algae toxins as reported on the FDEP Algal Bloom Reporting dashboard (https://floridadep.gov/AlgalBloom).

Please refrain from irrigating or recreating on the lake, including swimming, fishing, and boating until further notice.

January 20, 2023

Orange County and City of Winter Park staff inspected Lake Sue and observed a visible algae bloom in the northern part of the lake. Lake Sue is comprised of homeowners within Orange County, City of Winter Park, and City of Orlando jurisdictional boundaries. In this effort, all entities are advising citizens to refrain from swimming, recreating and irrigating in/ from Lake Sue until further notice. The bloom has been reported to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to schedule sample collection.

When additional information is received on the status of the lake from FDEP’s Algal Bloom Dashboard (floridadep.gov/AlgalBloom), all alerts will be updated. Please encourage your neighbors to register for the City of Orlando Lake Alert at orlando.gov/lakealert, City of Winter Park alerts at cityofwinterpark.org/lakes and Orange County alerts at ocfl.net/alerts so they, too, will obtain important information about Lake Sue directly. For additional information: http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/aquatic-toxins/harmful-algae-blooms/index.html

For additional questions: City of Orlando: lisa.lotti@orlando.gov , City of Winter Park: geby@cityofwinterpark.org , Orange County: melissa.lavigne@ocfl.net or Nidia.Volpe@ocfl.net.