MISI Score
35.0
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Project NC / Harnett County
BOTH · Harnett CountyPWSID NC0343010
MISI Score
35.0
Watch
Score Confidence
1.0%
Peer Percentile
81.5th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
As a community water provider for roughly 12,442 residents, Dunn falls into the smaller tier of scored systems. 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 at the top of its range 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.
5 active stress signals are attached to this system, including 2 at high severity. That signal mix points to a system where several warning indicators are firing at once, not just one extreme outlier.
Within its peer cohort, this system ranks around the 81st percentile on measured stress, placing it among the more stressed systems in its peer group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
Large structural capital need relative to local support capacity often precedes major rate or funding pressure.
Score impact: 12.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
Parent-government debt, pension, or operating stress can constrain infrastructure support and governance flexibility.
Score impact: 7.0 · Family: Governance Risk
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
35.0
Trend
+35.0
Observations
22
NC TREASURER FBA
Days Cash on Hand
193
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
12,442