Water in new public housing estates to be tested

The government will conduct water testing in all of the newly-constructed public housing estates in order to ease public concerns about the water quality following an incident in Hong Kong. The move was recently announced after a meeting was arranged by the Marine and Water Bureau with several departments and the Macao Water Supply Company Limited.
Officials stressed that the current mechanism includes a set of strict supervising procedures over water quality: water is tested at least twice before distribution to households, plus a regular testing for metal levels. According to them, all results show that the water in Macau is safe for consumption and meets the World Health Organization’s standards.
Considering the situation in Hong Kong, where excessive lead content was found in drinking water in public housing estates, the government has asked Macao Water to strengthen its water testing procedures to further safeguard the quality of water supply in the region.