DRINKING water fountains at Optus Stadium will undergo an independent risk assessment after The Sunday Times revealed some were leaching lead.
In response Stadium owner VenuesWest has contracted consultant EcoSafe International to do the assessment and prepare a Water Quality Risk Management Plan to outline any measures that should be taken.
In April, the newspaper engaged forensic chemists at TSW Analytical to design and conduct a water sampling program for eight drinking water fountains in Stadium Park, just outside the new venue.
After testing Dr John Watling, chief scientist of TSW Analytical, concluded water in the fountains had elevated lead when not flushed adequately.
Dr Watling said no one was going to suffer lead poisoning from the fountains. “However, it must be remembered…
