MISI Score
16.0
Stable
Project NC / Gaston County
BOTH · Gaston CountyPWSID NC0136020
MISI Score
16.0
Stable
Score Confidence
0.9%
Peer Percentile
14.1th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
As a community water provider for roughly 19,200 residents, Mount Holly falls into the smaller tier of scored systems. At the latest reading, the system shows limited 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.
3 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 14th percentile on measured stress, placing it among the least stressed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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
HISTORY
Latest
16.0
Trend
+6.0
Observations
22
NC TREASURER FBA
Days Cash on Hand
561
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
19,200