Groveland residents press water contractor for answers after treatment plant failures

Residents took questions about recent failures at Groveland’s Sunshine Water Treatment Plant directly to the city’s water contractor during a meeting Thursday, seeking answers after thousands of people were left without water.The plant experienced three failures in two weeks, including problems with its computer system and a water main break. Residents who toured the plant last week said they were frustrated by the recurring disruptions and wanted more transparency.One resident said the problems have continued one after another and that it remains unclear what is being done to resolve them. Another said three failures in two weeks suggest a broader system problem, even if the incidents are not related.During Thursday’s meeting, residents also criticized what they described as delayed and changing explanations, saying those explanations were eroding confidence in both the City Council and its water contractor.Woodard Curran, the city’s water contractor, said it sent the damaged pipe s