GROVELAND, Fla. — A precautionary boil water advisory remains in effect for parts of Groveland after a brief outage at the city’s Sunshine Water Plant Friday afternoon.
City officials said the outage lasted about 30 minutes and was caused by software that automatically operates the plant’s pumps. The software shut the pumps off, causing a temporary drop in water pressure for residents along Wilson Lake Parkway and Cherry Lake Road.
Crews manually restarted the pumps, and officials said water pressure has since stabilized throughout the affected area.
The city estimates between 2,500 and 3,000 residents were impacted by the outage.
Although officials said they do not believe there was any contamination or public health threat, state regulations require a precautionary boil water advisory until water samples can be collected and tested.
The city expects test results Sunday morning and said the advisory could be lifted at that time if the water is confirmed safe.
City leaders acknowledged residents’ frustrations, noting that a similar issue affected the same general area last week. Officials said they are pursuing upgrades to prevent future disruptions, including replacing the plant’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
Until a permanent solution is in place, the Sunshine Water Plant will continue operating manually, according to the city.
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