Munimetric Water System Profile

Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT

Drinking Water Infrastructure Profile

Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT, Connecticut — Munimetric water system profile with MISI stress score, active compliance signals, infrastructure context, and fiscal pressure indicators. This profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT has a MISI infrastructure stress score of 42.0/100 in the Fragile band as of 2026-05-19. Public records show groundwater sourcing, PFAS monitoring context, lead and copper compliance context and approximately 6,378 residents served. Updated May 2026.

FragileScore date May 19, 2026Methodology v0.1.2

State context

Current market shown in covered state context. Tile size reflects population served; color reflects stress band.

42.0Headline composite
FragileBand
82%Confidence
~6KPop. served
P95Peer percentile
7Active signals

Current headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress20.0 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress16.5 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress5.5 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

42.0/100 headline compositeFragile82% confidencedrinking_water::community_water_system::under_25k::ground_water~6K people served

Monitoring context stored

Water Quality & Supply Context

Public-record context for this system. Stored monitoring and compliance records only. Does not change MISI.

Public records
Records presentCTPWSID CT0690011.
Recent violations
5 records1 MRPublic Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule, Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule
Enforcement records
5 recordsStored public enforcement rows.
PFAS monitoring records
11 detections0.01Stored PFAS monitoring records list 120 samples and 11 detections.
Lead/copper monitoring records
Records stored26 samplesStored lead/copper records list 0 open LCR violations and 0 action-level records.
Source / supply context
GroundwaterIdentity6,378 served; Dec 31, 2025.

Executive context

What the Data Suggests

Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 6,378 residents. The current reading places the system in a zone of moderate-to-elevated stress that goes beyond normal operating variation.

The score is being driven mainly by Capex Pressure, which is at the top of its range in the model, with Rate Constraint adding another heavy layer of pressure. That combination suggests strain is showing up across core system functions, not just one isolated dimension.

5 active stress signals are attached to this system, including 3 at high severity. That signal mix points to a system where several warning indicators are firing at once, not just one extreme outlier.

Within Community · < 25k · Ground, this system ranks around the 95th percentile on measured stress, placing it among the more stressed systems in its peer group.

Recent observations suggest the system has been relatively steady rather than sharply improving or deteriorating — the current picture looks more like persistent underlying pressure than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Analytical posture

Market Stress Analytics

Family Contribution

MISI family contributions for this market.

Capex PressureCapex Pressure: 20.0 / 20.020.0Rate ConstraintRate Constraint: 16.5 / 20.016.5Governance RiskGovernance Risk: 5.5 / 20.05.5Operational StressOperational Stress: 0.0 / 20.00.0Revenue FragilityRevenue Fragility: 0.0 / 20.00.0

Peer Position

Where Ctwc - Crystal Water Company sits within its peer cohort.

0%25%50%75%100%42.0drinking_water::community_water_system::under_25k::ground_water · 3486 systems · 95th percentileLess stressMore stress
Income ErosionIncome Erosion: 15.6% weight — Available 15.6%Compliance EscalationCompliance Escalation: 9.4% weight — Available 9.4%Infrastructure Capit…Infrastructure Capital Gap: 9.4% weight — Available 9.4%Population Served De…Population Served Decline: 7.8% weight — Population-served trend is unavailable because the latest support metric snapshot is missing or incomplete. 7.8%Housing Market Weakn…Housing Market Weakness: 7.8% weight — Available 7.8%Parent-Government Fi…Parent-Government Fiscal Stress: 7.8% weight — No parent-government fiscal overlay is available for this service market. 7.8%Monitoring / Reporti…Monitoring / Reporting Failures: 6.3% weight — Available 6.3%Climate Hazard Expos…Climate Hazard Exposure: 6.3% weight — No FEMA climate-hazard risk score is available for this market. 6.3%Lead & Copper Rule R…Lead & Copper Rule Risk: 6.3% weight — Available 6.3%PFAS Contamination R…PFAS Contamination Risk: 6.3% weight — Available 6.3%SRF Dependence SpikeSRF Dependence Spike: 6.3% weight — Available 6.3%Utility Data StalenessUtility Data Staleness: 4.7% weight — Available 4.7%Formal Enforcement O…Formal Enforcement Obligations: 3.1% weight — Available 3.1%Rapid Score Deterior…Rapid Score Deterioration: 3.1% weight — Available 3.1%
AvailableMissing

Score History

Latest

42.0

Trend

+22.0

Observations

41

Mar 24, 2026 · 20.0Mar 25, 2026 · 20.0Mar 29, 2026 · 20.0Apr 2, 2026 · 38.0Apr 3, 2026 · 38.0Apr 3, 2026 · 38.0Apr 4, 2026 · 38.0Apr 5, 2026 · 38.0Apr 5, 2026 · 38.0Apr 6, 2026 · 46.0Apr 7, 2026 · 46.0Apr 8, 2026 · 46.0Apr 9, 2026 · 46.0Apr 10, 2026 · 46.0Apr 13, 2026 · 46.0Apr 14, 2026 · 46.0Apr 18, 2026 · 46.0Apr 19, 2026 · 46.0Apr 21, 2026 · 46.0Apr 22, 2026 · 46.0Apr 23, 2026 · 46.0Apr 24, 2026 · 46.0Apr 25, 2026 · 46.0Apr 26, 2026 · 42.0Apr 26, 2026 · 46.0Apr 27, 2026 · 42.0Apr 28, 2026 · 42.0Apr 29, 2026 · 42.0Apr 30, 2026 · 42.0May 1, 2026 · 42.0May 2, 2026 · 42.0May 3, 2026 · 42.0May 4, 2026 · 42.0May 5, 2026 · 42.0May 6, 2026 · 42.0May 7, 2026 · 42.0May 8, 2026 · 42.0May 9, 2026 · 42.0May 10, 2026 · 42.0May 17, 2026 · 42.0May 19, 2026 · 42.0Mar 24, 2026May 19, 2026

Structural Indicators

Operational Stress0.0 / 20.0

Operational Stress totals 0.000 points with no triggered factors.

Capex Pressure20.0 / 20.0

Capex Pressure totals 20.000 points, led by infrastructure capital gap.

Revenue Fragility0.0 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility totals 0.000 points with no triggered factors.

Rate Constraint16.5 / 20.0

Rate Constraint totals 16.498 points, led by income erosion.

Governance Risk5.5 / 20.0

Governance Risk totals 5.473 points, led by utility data staleness.

Stress movement

Diagnostics

Diagnostics & Movement

Compact status for confidence, data coverage, disclosure freshness, and stored score movement. Detailed diagnostic history remains available below.

Confidence

82%

Confidence is mainly capped by missing factor coverage.

Factor coverage

Complete

All tracked confidence factors are currently available.

Disclosure freshness

Not available

No attached disclosure document has a usable reference date. Some profile sections are selectively summarized because confidence is currently medium.

Latest movement

flat 0.0

Compared with May 17, 2026.

Last material movement

-4.0

Recorded Apr 26, 2026.

History

41 observations stored

Latest stored observation May 19, 2026.

Show detailed diagnostic history

Expanded stress diagnostics

Open detailed contribution diagnostics

No detailed factor diagnostics are stored for this profile snapshot.

Confidence summary

Confidence is mainly capped by missing factor coverage.

Missing factor coverage

No factor gaps are recorded on the latest stored score.

Disclosure freshness diagnostics

0 attached local documents · 0 structured facts

No attached disclosure document has a usable reference date. Some profile sections are selectively summarized because confidence is currently medium.

Latest reference Not available · stale after Not available

Score movement

flat 0.0

Previous run May 17, 2026

May 19, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 17, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 10, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 9, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 8, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 7, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 6, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

May 5, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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May 4, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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May 3, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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May 2, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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May 1, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 30, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 29, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 28, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 27, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 26, 2026

Score 42.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run -4.0

Apr 26, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 25, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 24, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 23, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 22, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 21, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 19, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 18, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 14, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 13, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 10, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 9, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 8, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

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Apr 7, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 6, 2026

Score 46.0 in band fragile. Confidence 82%.

Delta vs prior run 8.0

Apr 5, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 73%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 5, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 84%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 4, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 84%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 3, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 84%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 3, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 84%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Apr 2, 2026

Score 38.0 in band watch. Confidence 84%.

Delta vs prior run 18.0

Mar 29, 2026

Score 20.0 in band stable. Confidence 77%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Mar 25, 2026

Score 20.0 in band stable. Confidence 77%.

Delta vs prior run 0.0

Mar 24, 2026

Score 20.0 in band stable. Confidence 63%.

Signals

Signal Timeline

MaterialactiveNot availableRank #1

Signal
pfas contamination risk
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
MaterialactiveNot availableRank #2

Signal
lead copper rule risk
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
MaterialresolvedNot availableRank #3

Signal
pfas contamination risk
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Apr 7, 2026
MaterialresolvedNot availableRank #4

Signal
lead copper rule risk
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Apr 7, 2026
SignificantactiveNot availableRank #5

Signal
Utility Data Staleness
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
SignificantactiveNot availableRank #6

Signal
Infrastructure Capital Gap
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
SignificantactiveNot availableRank #7

Signal
Income Erosion
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active

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About Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT

Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT is a community drinking-water system in Connecticut that Munimetric monitors for infrastructure stress. The current MISI score of 42.0 out of 100 places this system in the fragile stress band as of 2026-05-19. The MISI composite reflects five structural risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress.

Data is assembled from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic indicators, FEMA National Risk Index hazard exposure data, state-reported financial disclosures, and stored public-record water quality context where available. This system serves approximately 6,378 people. The system has 5 recorded compliance violations in the SDWA record. Munimetric does not fabricate data where public records are unavailable. This profile is for structural monitoring and research—not a current-condition determination or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

What is the Munimetric score for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
The current Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT is 42.0 out of 100, placing this system in the fragile stress band. MISI is a composite of five structural risk families. Higher values indicate more stress. The score is deterministic, source-backed, and updated as new data becomes available.
Does Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT show signs of drinking-water infrastructure stress?
Munimetric monitors structural stress indicators for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT across operational conditions, capital needs, revenue stability, rate affordability, and governance quality. The current MISI score and active signals shown in this profile reflect the latest available evidence from EPA, ACS, FEMA NRI, and state financial disclosures.
Does Munimetric rate current tap-water conditions for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
No. Munimetric is not a water testing service and does not make current-condition determinations. This profile tracks structural conditions: compliance posture, financial pressure, infrastructure stress, and governance quality. For current water quality testing results, consult the system's Consumer Confidence Report or contact the local water utility.
Has Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT had a boil water advisory?
Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisory status, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. This profile tracks structural risk indicators and compliance history that provide long-term context around system reliability.
Are lead pipes or corrosion risk a concern in Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
Where EPA SDWA compliance data includes lead and copper rule monitoring, violations, or enforcement actions, that information feeds into the Operational Stress component of the MISI score. Munimetric does not fabricate lead pipe data where public records are silent.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
Where stored public records include UCMR or contaminant-monitoring summaries, Munimetric displays PFAS monitoring context as public-record evidence. Missing PFAS summaries are treated as missing records, not as non-detections. This context does not change MISI by itself.
What source-water context is available for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
Munimetric displays stored source-water and supply context where public drinking-water identity records are available. Source-water context helps explain treatment and supply exposure, but missing source records remain explicit rather than inferred.
Why might water rates be increasing in Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
Rate pressure can reflect capital investment needs, a declining customer base, revenue fragility, affordability constraints, or parent-government fiscal stress. The Rate Constraint and Revenue Fragility score families specifically measure these pressures where data is available from public financial disclosures.
What does the MISI score mean for Ctwc - Crystal Water Company, CT?
The MISI score (42.0/100) is a composite measure of structural risk across five families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. The current methodology also downweights factors that are nearly universal or very rare in the frozen national reference population, so one common contextual factor does not dominate the headline by itself. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. It is deterministic and source-backed, not a credit rating.