Lagoon, with hopes of a boon, coming soon

After months of planning and preparation, residential developer Metro Development Group is within 30 days of breaking ground on the first crystal lagoon in the United States.

The lagoon, at Metro's Epperson community in Pasco County, will span eight acres — more than 26 times the size of an Olympic swimming pool. Its border will be one linear mile, Metro President Greg Singleton tells Coffee Talk.

Tampa-based Metro plans to build crystal lagoons in four of its communities: Epperson in Pasco County, Mirada in Pasco County, BrightWater in Fort Myers and Sereno in Hillsborough County. The goal is for the first lagoon to be finished and filled by spring 2017, Singleton says.