UPDATE: The City has lifted the precautionary boil water advisory for the affected northern service area.

Water samples have been tested and came back within safe drinking water standards. Residents may now return to normal water use.

Thank you for your patience.

The City of Groveland temporarily shut down the Sunshine Water Treatment Plant as crews worked to repair a water main break located directly outside the facility.

During a news conference Tuesday, Interim City Manager Tim Maslow and other city officials acknowledged the disruption felt by roughly 3,500 homes.

“We want to apologize to our customers,” Maslow said. “We understand this is the third major outage in the last three weeks affecting the same customers.”

The break is the latest in a string of water problems hitting Groveland in 2026. On Friday, a software error shut down pumps at the Sunshine plant for about 30 minutes, triggering a boil water advisory that has since been lifted.

In June, residents reported dark, rusty water. A lightning strike knocked out power at the plant in July.

During the news conference, the city announced it has been awarded $7.88 million in state grant funding — to fund drinking water system improvements.

The city is working on long-term fixes. In August, the Groveland City Council approved a Clean Water Facility Plan that includes a new wastewater treatment facility expected to cost more than $100 million. The project is not expected to be completed until 2031.