Munimetric Water System Profile

Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC

Drinking Water Infrastructure Profile

Munimetric analysis of drinking water infrastructure in Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC, North Carolina, including MISI stress score, active signals, and peer-relative monitoring context. This profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC has a MISI infrastructure stress score of 31.1/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-28. Public records show surface-water sourcing, PFAS monitoring context, lead and copper compliance context and approximately 5,300 residents served. Updated May 2026.

WatchScore date May 28, 2026Methodology v0.1.2

State context

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

31.1Headline composite
WatchBand
91%Confidence
~5KPop. served
P73Peer percentile
9Active signals

Current headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress31.1 / 100

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

Socioeconomic Stress0.0 / 100

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

Observability Stress0.0 / 100

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

31.1/100 headline compositeWatch91% confidencedrinking_water::community_water_system::under_25k::surface_water~5K 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 presentNCPWSID NC0465020.
Recent violations
18 records11 MRLead and Copper Rule Revisions, Consumer Confidence Rule +3
Enforcement records
47 recordsStored public enforcement rows.
PFAS monitoring records
11 detections15.70Stored PFAS monitoring records list 420 samples and 11 detections.
Lead/copper monitoring records
Records stored19 samplesStored lead/copper records list 0 open LCR violations and 0 action-level records.
Source / supply context
Surface waterIdentity5,300 served; Dec 31, 2025.

Executive context

What the Data Suggests

Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 5,300 residents. At the latest reading, Munimetric flags the system as showing early but meaningful signs of structural stress.

The score is being driven mainly by Operational Stress, which is running high in the model, with Capex Pressure 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 · Surface, this system ranks around the 73rd percentile on measured stress, placing it above most of its peers on measured stress, though not yet in the most extreme tier.

Recent score history has been relatively steady, consistent with the system's overall profile.

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.

Operational StressOperational Stress: 17.1 / 20.017.1Capex PressureCapex Pressure: 14.0 / 20.014.0Revenue FragilityRevenue Fragility: 0.0 / 20.00.0Rate ConstraintRate Constraint: 0.0 / 20.00.0Governance RiskGovernance Risk: 0.0 / 20.00.0

Peer Position

Where Wrightsville Beach Water Syst sits within its peer cohort.

0%25%50%75%100%31.1drinking_water::community_water_system::under_25k::surface_water · 3379 systems · 73th percentileLess stressMore stress
Income ErosionIncome Erosion: 14.3% weight — Available 14.3%Compliance EscalationCompliance Escalation: 8.6% weight — Available 8.6%Infrastructure Capit…Infrastructure Capital Gap: 8.6% weight — Missing 8.6%Population Served De…Population Served Decline: 7.1% weight — Available 7.1%Housing Market Weakn…Housing Market Weakness: 7.1% weight — Available 7.1%Parent-Government Fi…Parent-Government Fiscal Stress: 7.1% weight — Available 7.1%Monitoring / Reporti…Monitoring / Reporting Failures: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%Climate Hazard Expos…Climate Hazard Exposure: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%Lead & Copper Rule R…Lead & Copper Rule Risk: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%PFAS Contamination R…PFAS Contamination Risk: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%SRF Dependence SpikeSRF Dependence Spike: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%Days Cash on HandDays Cash on Hand: 5.7% weight — Available 5.7%Utility Data StalenessUtility Data Staleness: 4.3% weight — Available 4.3%High-AGI Out-MigrationHigh-AGI Out-Migration: 2.9% weight — Available 2.9%Formal Enforcement O…Formal Enforcement Obligations: 2.9% weight — Available 2.9%Rapid Score Deterior…Rapid Score Deterioration: 2.9% weight — Available 2.9%
AvailableMissing

Score History

Latest

31.1

Trend

+31.1

Observations

47

Mar 24, 2026 · 0.0Mar 25, 2026 · 0.0Mar 27, 2026 · 0.0Mar 29, 2026 · 0.0Apr 2, 2026 · 0.0Apr 3, 2026 · 6.0Apr 3, 2026 · 6.0Apr 4, 2026 · 6.0Apr 5, 2026 · 6.0Apr 5, 2026 · 6.0Apr 6, 2026 · 32.0Apr 7, 2026 · 32.0Apr 8, 2026 · 32.0Apr 9, 2026 · 32.0Apr 10, 2026 · 32.0Apr 13, 2026 · 32.0Apr 14, 2026 · 32.0Apr 18, 2026 · 32.0Apr 19, 2026 · 32.0Apr 21, 2026 · 32.0Apr 22, 2026 · 32.0Apr 23, 2026 · 32.0Apr 24, 2026 · 32.0Apr 25, 2026 · 32.0Apr 26, 2026 · 31.1Apr 26, 2026 · 32.0Apr 27, 2026 · 31.1Apr 28, 2026 · 31.1Apr 29, 2026 · 31.1Apr 30, 2026 · 31.1May 1, 2026 · 31.1May 2, 2026 · 31.1May 3, 2026 · 31.1May 4, 2026 · 31.1May 5, 2026 · 31.1May 6, 2026 · 31.1May 7, 2026 · 31.1May 8, 2026 · 31.1May 9, 2026 · 31.1May 10, 2026 · 31.1May 17, 2026 · 31.1May 19, 2026 · 31.1May 21, 2026 · 31.1May 22, 2026 · 31.1May 24, 2026 · 31.1May 26, 2026 · 31.1May 28, 2026 · 31.1Mar 24, 2026May 28, 2026

Structural Indicators

Operational Stress17.1 / 20.0

Operational Stress totals 17.084 points, led by climate hazard exposure.

Capex Pressure14.0 / 20.0

Capex Pressure totals 13.994 points, led by pfas contamination risk.

Revenue Fragility0.0 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility totals 0.000 points with no triggered factors.

Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0

Rate Constraint totals 0.000 points with no triggered factors.

Governance Risk0.0 / 20.0

Governance Risk totals 0.000 points with no triggered factors.

Stress movement

Diagnostics

Diagnostics & Movement

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

Confidence

91%

Confidence is mainly capped by document freshness.

Factor coverage

Complete

All tracked confidence factors are currently available.

Disclosure freshness

Not available

No attached disclosure document has a usable reference date.

Latest movement

flat 0.0

Compared with May 26, 2026.

Last material movement

-0.9

Recorded Apr 26, 2026.

History

47 observations stored

Latest stored observation May 28, 2026.

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Expanded stress diagnostics

Open detailed contribution diagnostics

No detailed factor diagnostics are stored for this profile snapshot.

Confidence summary

Confidence is mainly capped by document freshness.

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.

Latest reference Not available · stale after Not available

Score movement

flat 0.0

Previous run May 26, 2026

May 28, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 26, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 24, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 22, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 21, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 19, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 17, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 10, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 9, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 8, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 7, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 6, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 5, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 4, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 3, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 2, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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May 1, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 30, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 29, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 28, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 27, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 26, 2026

Score 31.1 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

Delta vs prior run -0.9

Apr 26, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 25, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 24, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 23, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 22, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 21, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 19, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 18, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 14, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 13, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 10, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 9, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 8, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 7, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

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Apr 6, 2026

Score 32.0 in band watch. Confidence 91%.

Delta vs prior run 26.0

Apr 5, 2026

Score 6.0 in band stable. Confidence 79%.

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Apr 5, 2026

Score 6.0 in band stable. Confidence 89%.

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Apr 4, 2026

Score 6.0 in band stable. Confidence 89%.

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Apr 3, 2026

Score 6.0 in band stable. Confidence 86%.

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Apr 3, 2026

Score 6.0 in band stable. Confidence 86%.

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Apr 2, 2026

Score 0.0 in band stable. Confidence 86%.

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Mar 29, 2026

Score 0.0 in band stable. Confidence 77%.

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Mar 27, 2026

Score 0.0 in band stable. Confidence 76%.

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Mar 25, 2026

Score 0.0 in band stable. Confidence 76%.

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Mar 24, 2026

Score 0.0 in band stable. Confidence 69%.

Signals

Signal Timeline

SignificantactiveNot 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
SignificantactiveNot availableRank #3

Signal
current drought severity
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
SignificantactiveNot availableRank #4

Signal
climate hazard exposure
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active
SignificantresolvedNot availableRank #5

Signal
pfas contamination risk
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Apr 7, 2026
MaterialresolvedNot availableRank #6

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

Signal
current drought severity
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Apr 7, 2026
SignificantresolvedNot availableRank #8

Signal
climate hazard exposure
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Apr 7, 2026
MaterialactiveNot availableRank #9

Signal
Compliance Escalation
Score impact
Not available
Resolved
Active

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About Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC

Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC is a community drinking-water system in North Carolina that Munimetric monitors for infrastructure stress. The current MISI score of 31.1 out of 100 places this system in the watch stress band as of 2026-05-28. 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 5,300 people. The system has 18 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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
The current Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score for Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC is 31.1 out of 100, placing this system in the watch 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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC show signs of drinking-water infrastructure stress?
Munimetric monitors structural stress indicators for Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC 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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC 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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
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 Wrightsville Beach Water Syst, NC?
The MISI score (31.1/100) 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.