After years of uncertainty and relying on bottled water, residents in the small rural community of Robbins are finally seeing progress toward a permanent solution for safe, clean drinking water. Construction is now underway on a new well and water treatment facility, part of a sweeping overhaul of the town’s aging water system. Robbins, located in Sutter County and home to roughly 300 people, has struggled for decades with contaminated tap water that didn’t meet state or federal safety standards. … The $8 million project is funded by a grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board’s SAFER program. The investment is being used to upgrade key parts of the town’s water infrastructure, with three major construction sites now active.

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