MISI Score
21.0
Watch
Project NC / Gates County
BOTH · Gates CountyDistressedPWSID NC0437020
MISI Score
21.0
Watch
Score Confidence
0.9%
Peer Percentile
27.9th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
As a community water provider for roughly 11,621 residents, Gates County 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 Revenue Fragility, with Operational Stress adding further pressure. The pressure is distributed rather than concentrated in a single dimension.
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 28th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
Repeated or serious compliance failures often indicate rising operational and infrastructure stress.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Operational Stress
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Score impact: 10.0 · Family: Revenue Fragility
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 2.0 · Family: Operational Stress
PFAS detections can force expensive treatment retrofits and accelerate capital plans.
Score impact: 3.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
HISTORY
Latest
21.0
Trend
+1.0
Observations
21
Population Served
11,621