Mooresville mayor ensures residents the town's drinking water has not been compromised by sinkhole

The town of Mooresville released the test results Wednesday of the water quality of streams connected to a massive sinkhole that forced a longtime business to close earlier this year.
The sinkhole was caused by a pipe failure and forced Tire Masters to close its doors permanently after nearly 30 years. Mayor Chris Carney announced last month the town would buy the property and fix the sinkhole. But it's what was in that sinkhole that had residents worried: coal ash. So town leaders hired an independent company to test the water in the area.
Coal ash is the waste left over after burning coal in a power plant. It contains toxic byproducts and was once commonly used as filler for construction sites, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Coal ash used as structural fill wasn't required to be reported to the state until 1994. That's what was in the ground where the sinkhole formed.
Overall, test results were better than expected, according to multiple town officials. Samples were taken for testing from two locations. One area is in a stream on the southern side of highway 150 directly across Tire Masters and the second location is where the stream enters Lake Norman. The samples taken were checked for heavy metals and for radioactive materials. Town officials say the samples had levels that are below what naturally occurs in the environment and are well below North Carolina requirements, according to officials.
"That means that you have safe drinking water that has not been compromised," Assistant Town Manager Ryan Rase said. "We continue to monitor our drinking water, we continue to go through testing required by the state and the drinking water of Mooresville has not been compromised by this situation."
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I mean. Probably should keep an eye on that though. The environment changes.