MISI Score
20.2
Watch
Project NC / Bertie County
Lewiston-Woodville
WW · Bertie CountyPWSID NC0408020
Score Confidence
0.8%
Peer Percentile
41.1th
As of
Sep 10, 2026
EXPLANATION
Score Drivers
- MISI score is 20.156 (Watch).
- Population Served Decline adds 9.106 points. Population trend contributes +10: five-year population change is -11.403509%. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 10 to 9.106.
- Utility Data Staleness adds 5.473 points. Disclosure freshness contributes +6: no disclosure document; regulatory activity proxy is 5855 days old (stale). variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 6 to 5.473.
- Climate Hazard Exposure adds 3.599 points. Operational climate hazard exposure contributes +4: FEMA NRI composite score is 66.3800. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 4 to 3.599.
- Current Drought Severity adds 1.978 points. Current drought severity contributes +2: USDM severity index is 0.1698 as of 2026-09-01. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 2 to 1.978.
- Missing or unresolved factors: Infrastructure Capital Gap, Lead & Copper Rule Risk, PFAS Contamination Risk.
MARKET INTERPRETATION
What the data suggests
Lewiston-Woodville is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 826 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 Revenue Fragility, with Operational Stress contributing at a lower level. The pressure is distributed rather than concentrated in a single dimension.
4 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 41st percentile on measured stress, placing it near the middle of the peer group on measured stress.
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
Family Contributions
Operational Stress5.6 / 20.0
Capex Pressure0.0 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility9.1 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0
Governance Risk5.5 / 20.0
SL 2020-79
SWIA Assessment History
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
4 Signals
Population Served Decline
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Score impact: 9.1 · Family: Revenue Fragility
Utility Data Staleness
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Score impact: 5.5 · Family: Governance Risk
Climate Hazard Exposure
Elevated drought and flood exposure raises outage, source-water, and infrastructure reliability stress.
Score impact: 3.6 · Family: Operational Stress
Current Drought Severity
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 2.0 · Family: Operational Stress
HISTORY
Score Trend
Latest
20.2
Trend
+20.2
Observations
111
Days Cash on Hand
305
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
826