Lake Delton went away as businesses were getting ready for busy tourist season . Watch a report from the lake » . `` My gross income will be reduced by about 75 percent , '' one business owner says . The city of Delton, which has a population of around 5,000, is in the process of developing an economic development plan to help it recover from the loss of its biggest employer. Some owners not on lakefront try to gauge how drained lake will affect them .
Lake Delton went away as businesses were getting ready for busy tourist season . `` My gross income will be reduced by about 75 percent , '' one business owner says . The city of Delton, which has a population of around 5,000, is in the process of developing an economic development plan to help it recover from the loss of its biggest employer. Some owners not on lakefront try to gauge how drained lake will affect them .