MISI Score
22.0
Watch
Project NC / Buncombe County
DW · Buncombe CountyPWSID NC0111484
MISI Score
22.0
Watch
Score Confidence
0.8%
Peer Percentile
38.7th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
Montreat is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 798 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 contributing at a lower level. In other words, Operational Stress 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 39th 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 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
Repeated or serious compliance failures often indicate rising operational and infrastructure stress.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Operational Stress
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
Lead and copper exceedances and replacement obligations can drive near-term treatment and capital pressure.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
HISTORY
Latest
22.0
Trend
+22.0
Observations
20
NC TREASURER FBA
Days Cash on Hand
758
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
798