MISI Score
24.0
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Project NC / Alamance County
BOTH · Alamance CountyPWSID NC0201010
MISI Score
24.0
Watch
Score Confidence
1.0%
Peer Percentile
29.4th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
Burlington's drinking-water system serves about 61,365 residents, making it a mid-size system within the coverage universe. At the latest reading, Munimetric flags the system as showing early but meaningful signs of structural stress.
The score is being driven mainly by Capex Pressure, which is running high in the model, with Operational Stress adding further pressure. In other words, Capex Pressure is doing most of the heavy lifting in the headline score.
4 active stress signals are attached to this system, including one at high severity. The breadth of active signals, even without concentrated high severity, suggests pressure across more than one dimension.
Within its peer cohort, this system ranks around the 29th percentile on measured stress, placing it below typical peer-group stress levels.
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.
SCORE STACK
SL 2020-79
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
Large structural capital need relative to local support capacity often precedes major rate or funding pressure.
Score impact: 8.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
Elevated drought and flood exposure raises outage, source-water, and infrastructure reliability stress.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Operational Stress
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 4.0 · Family: Operational Stress
PFAS detections can force expensive treatment retrofits and accelerate capital plans.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
HISTORY
Latest
24.0
Trend
+24.0
Observations
30
NC TREASURER FBA
Days Cash on Hand
930
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
61,365