What is the Munimetric score for Virginia?

Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Virginia. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.

Which water systems in Virginia face the most infrastructure stress?

The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Virginia by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.

How does Virginia compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?

Virginia is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.

Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Virginia water systems?

Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.

Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Virginia water systems?

Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.

What compliance signals are active in Virginia?

Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Virginia water systems.

Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Virginia?

Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

How many covered systems in Virginia have recent recorded drinking-water violations?

Stored public records show 53 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 567 recorded violations across 162 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.

How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Virginia?

Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 142 covered systems; 54 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.

How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Virginia?

Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 153 covered systems; 68 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.

What source-water types are represented across covered Virginia systems?

Stored identity records group covered Virginia systems by source-water type: Surface water: 145, Groundwater: 16, Not stored: 1.

Where can I find official drinking-water records for Virginia?

The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Virginia.

Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?

No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

States / Virginia

Virginia

Name: Virginia Drinking Water Infrastructure Stress Data
Creator: Munimetric
License: https://munimetric.com/terms

Explore Virginia drinking-water system scores, stress signals, infrastructure risk, and statewide market context across 162 scored service markets serving approximately 8.1 million people. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Virginia has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 19.1/100 in the Stable band as of 2026-07-04. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 162 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

162Markets scored

19.1Headline composite

~8.1MPop. served

688Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress13.9 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress4.7 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.4 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

19.1 headline compositeVirginia state composite162 markets~8.1M people served

Buchanan Co Psa43.8fragile Loudoun Water - Central System43.5fragile Western Virginia Water Authority40.1fragile Baptist Valley39.7watch Langley Air Force Base38.0watch Vienna, Town of37.7watch Stafford County Utilities37.3watch Massanutten Village37.0watch Norfolk, City of35.4watch Chincoteague, Town of34.7watch Frederick County Sanitation Auth34.0watch Dcpsa - Big Caney33.9watch Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa33.0watch East End Service Area - Pwcsa32.4watch Fairfax County Water Authority31.4watch City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys31.1watch Pulaski, Town of30.9watch Lebanon, Town of30.6watch Washington County Service Authority30.6watch Carroll Regional Water System30.0watch Richmond, City of29.0watch Fort Eustis29.0watch Buena Vista, City of29.0watch Quantico Marine Base-Mainside29.0watch Tazewell, Town of28.8watch Herndon, Town of28.2watch Ncsa - Wintergreen27.5watch Gloucester Co Water Treatment Plt27.3watch Alexandria, City of26.8watch Quantico Mcb-Camp Barrett26.4watch Virginia-American Water Co26.0watch Pwcsa - West25.9watch Henrico County Water System25.8watch Duffield_scott Co Psa25.7watch Danville, City of25.6watch Purcellville, Town of25.5watch Bluefield, Town of25.2watch Clifton Forge, Town of25.1watch Verona Sanitary District - Acsa24.7watch Broadway, Town of23.9watch Fort Belvoir23.8watch Amherst Co Service Authority (acsa)23.8watch Christiansburg Town of23.7watch Woodstock, Town of23.5watch Emporia, City of23.3watch Fcwa - Lorton Wtp Old, New, & River Sta23.3watch Virginia Beach, City of23.3watch Town of Stanley23.2watch Newport News, City of23.1watch Castlewood23.1watch Chesterfield Co Central Water System22.6watch Martinsville, City of22.1watch Norfolk Naval Base22.1watch Jcsa - Central System21.7watch Lake Monticello21.6watch Winchester, City of21.6watch Colonial Beach, Town of21.5watch Rapidan Service Authority21.5watch Blacksburg, Town of21.4watch Portsmouth, City of21.3watch Leesburg, Town of21.3watch Front Royal, Town of21.3watch Little Creek Amphibious Base - U.s. Navy21.2watch Moccasin Gap_scott Co Psa20.7watch Lawrenceville, Town of20.6watch Radford, City of20.6watch Tcpsa - Raven/Doran20.5watch Vinton, Town of20.4watch Arlington County20.3watch Clintwood, Town of20.0watch Manassas, City of20.0stable Manassas Park, City of20.0stable Lynchburg, City of19.9stable Covington, City of19.9stable Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant19.6stable Fredericksburg, City of19.6stable Upper Smith River Water Supply19.4stable Spotsylvania County Utilities19.2stable Town of Berryville19.1stable Harrisonburg, City of18.7stable Charlottesville, City of18.4stable Dale City18.4stable Wise, Town of18.2stable Altavista, Town of17.9stable Bridgewater, Town of17.9stable Amherst, Town of17.9stable Orange, Town of17.9stable Dulles Airport17.8stable Smithfield, Town of17.5stable Mount Hermon - (pcsa)17.3stable Woodway Water Authority17.2stable Three Springs Regional - Rcpw16.7stable Bealeton Regional16.3stable New Baltimore Regional16.3stable Wise County Regional Water System16.2stable Lake Land`or16.0stable Caroline Utility System15.8stable Christiansburg Elliston Waterline15.7stable Hanover Suburban Water System15.7stable Norfolk Naval Shipyard15.5stable Norton, City of15.4stable Petersburg, City of15.3stable Richlands, Town of15.2stable Louisa County Water Authority15.2stable Campbell County Central System15.2stable South River Sanitary District15.1stable Blb Family Housing15.1stable Ivanhoe_max Meadows15.0stable Wilderness Wtp14.9stable Acsa Crozet14.7stable Acsa Urban Area14.7stable Warrenton, Town of14.3stable Lee County Water14.2stable Fort Belvoir North Area13.9stable Rocky Mount, Town of13.9stable Coeburn, Town of13.9stable Colonial Heights, City of13.6stable Wytheville, Town of13.4stable N a S Oceana13.2stable City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys13.2stable Strasburg, Town of12.7stable Gcwsa - Jarratt12.7stable Blackstone, Town of12.6stable Chilhowie, Town of12.5stable Fairfax, City of12.4stable County Distribution System12.4stable Galax, City of11.9stable City of Chesapeake-South Norfolk Sys11.4stable Franklin, City of11.3stable Forest Central Water System11.2stable Town of Bedford11.2stable Thomas Bridge Water Corp11.2stable Suffolk, City of11.2stable Pulaski County Psa10.8stable National Airport10.6stable Marion, Town of10.5stable Sheetz 22110.1stable Big Stone Gap, Town of9.5stable Culpeper, Town of9.5stable Dublin Town of9.4stable South Hill, Town of9.4stable Farmville, Town of9.4stable Dcwa Central8.6stable Fort Lee8.0stable Puddledock Road8.0stable Lexington, City of7.9stable Waynesboro, City of7.9stable James River Correctional Ctr7.9stable Buckingham Co Water System7.9stable King George Co. Courthouse7.9stable Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren7.9stable Staunton, City of7.3stable Bellwood Pressure Zone5.9stable Crewe, Town of5.9stable City of Salem Wtp4.0stable Foundation for Historic Christ Church4.0stable State Fair of Va4.0stable Falls Church, City of4.0stable Bristol Virginia Utility Board4.0stable Williamsburg, City of4.0stable Wilderness Camping Resorts3.6stable Town of Luray2.0stable Buchanan Co Psa43.8fragile Loudoun Water - Central System43.5fragile Western Virginia Water Authority40.1fragile Baptist Valley39.7watch Langley Air Force Base38.0watch Vienna, Town of37.7watch Stafford County Utilities37.3watch Massanutten Village37.0watch Norfolk, City of35.4watch Chincoteague, Town of34.7watch Frederick County Sanitation Auth34.0watch Dcpsa - Big Caney33.9watch Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa33.0watch East End Service Area - Pwcsa32.4watch Fairfax County Water Authority31.4watch City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys31.1watch Pulaski, Town of30.9watch Lebanon, Town of30.6watch Washington County Service Authority30.6watch Carroll Regional Water System30.0watch Richmond, City of29.0watch Fort Eustis29.0watch Buena Vista, City of29.0watch Quantico Marine Base-Mainside29.0watch Tazewell, Town of28.8watch Herndon, Town of28.2watch Ncsa - Wintergreen27.5watch Gloucester Co Water Treatment Plt27.3watch Alexandria, City of26.8watch Quantico Mcb-Camp Barrett26.4watch Virginia-American Water Co26.0watch Pwcsa - West25.9watch Henrico County Water System25.8watch Duffield_scott Co Psa25.7watch Danville, City of25.6watch Purcellville, Town of25.5watch Bluefield, Town of25.2watch Clifton Forge, Town of25.1watch Verona Sanitary District - Acsa24.7watch Broadway, Town of23.9watch Fort Belvoir23.8watch Amherst Co Service Authority (acsa)23.8watch Christiansburg Town of23.7watch Woodstock, Town of23.5watch Emporia, City of23.3watch Fcwa - Lorton Wtp Old, New, & River Sta23.3watch Virginia Beach, City of23.3watch Town of Stanley23.2watch Newport News, City of23.1watch Castlewood23.1watch Chesterfield Co Central Water System22.6watch Martinsville, City of22.1watch Norfolk Naval Base22.1watch Jcsa - Central System21.7watch Lake Monticello21.6watch Winchester, City of21.6watch Colonial Beach, Town of21.5watch Rapidan Service Authority21.5watch Blacksburg, Town of21.4watch Portsmouth, City of21.3watch Leesburg, Town of21.3watch Front Royal, Town of21.3watch Little Creek Amphibious Base - U.s. Navy21.2watch Moccasin Gap_scott Co Psa20.7watch Lawrenceville, Town of20.6watch Radford, City of20.6watch Tcpsa - Raven/Doran20.5watch Vinton, Town of20.4watch Arlington County20.3watch Clintwood, Town of20.0watch Manassas, City of20.0stable Manassas Park, City of20.0stable Lynchburg, City of19.9stable Covington, City of19.9stable Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant19.6stable Fredericksburg, City of19.6stable Upper Smith River Water Supply19.4stable Spotsylvania County Utilities19.2stable Town of Berryville19.1stable Harrisonburg, City of18.7stable Charlottesville, City of18.4stable Dale City18.4stable Wise, Town of18.2stable Altavista, Town of17.9stable Bridgewater, Town of17.9stable Amherst, Town of17.9stable Orange, Town of17.9stable Dulles Airport17.8stable Smithfield, Town of17.5stable Mount Hermon - (pcsa)17.3stable Woodway Water Authority17.2stable Three Springs Regional - Rcpw16.7stable Bealeton Regional16.3stable New Baltimore Regional16.3stable Wise County Regional Water System16.2stable Lake Land`or16.0stable Caroline Utility System15.8stable Christiansburg Elliston Waterline15.7stable Hanover Suburban Water System15.7stable Norfolk Naval Shipyard15.5stable Norton, City of15.4stable Petersburg, City of15.3stable Richlands, Town of15.2stable Louisa County Water Authority15.2stable Campbell County Central System15.2stable South River Sanitary District15.1stable Blb Family Housing15.1stable Ivanhoe_max Meadows15.0stable Wilderness Wtp14.9stable Acsa Crozet14.7stable Acsa Urban Area14.7stable Warrenton, Town of14.3stable Lee County Water14.2stable Fort Belvoir North Area13.9stable Rocky Mount, Town of13.9stable Coeburn, Town of13.9stable Colonial Heights, City of13.6stable Wytheville, Town of13.4stable N a S Oceana13.2stable City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys13.2stable Strasburg, Town of12.7stable Gcwsa - Jarratt12.7stable Blackstone, Town of12.6stable Chilhowie, Town of12.5stable Fairfax, City of12.4stable County Distribution System12.4stable Galax, City of11.9stable City of Chesapeake-South Norfolk Sys11.4stable Franklin, City of11.3stable Forest Central Water System11.2stable Town of Bedford11.2stable Thomas Bridge Water Corp11.2stable Suffolk, City of11.2stable Pulaski County Psa10.8stable National Airport10.6stable Marion, Town of10.5stable Sheetz 22110.1stable Big Stone Gap, Town of9.5stable Culpeper, Town of9.5stable Dublin Town of9.4stable South Hill, Town of9.4stable Farmville, Town of9.4stable Dcwa Central8.6stable Fort Lee8.0stable Puddledock Road8.0stable Lexington, City of7.9stable Waynesboro, City of7.9stable James River Correctional Ctr7.9stable Buckingham Co Water System7.9stable King George Co. Courthouse7.9stable Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren7.9stable Staunton, City of7.3stable Bellwood Pressure Zone5.9stable Crewe, Town of5.9stable City of Salem Wtp4.0stable Foundation for Historic Christ Church4.0stable State Fair of Va4.0stable Falls Church, City of4.0stable Bristol Virginia Utility Board4.0stable Williamsburg, City of4.0stable Wilderness Camping Resorts3.6stable Town of Luray2.0stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Virginia headline composite

Plain-language summary

Virginia currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 19.1 versus a national average of 24.5. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

162 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
Use saved monitoring after research access is enabled to follow high-stress systems over time.

Priority Virginia paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations

53 of 162Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix162 systems

Surface water145
Groundwater16
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored1

Latest identity snapshot: Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 155 of 162 included scored systems.
PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 142 of 162 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
Lead and copper summary records are stored for 153 of 162 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.

Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context

How many covered systems in Virginia have recent recorded drinking-water violations?: Stored public records show 53 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 567 recorded violations across 162 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Virginia?: Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 142 covered systems; 54 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Virginia?: Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 153 covered systems; 68 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Virginia systems?: Stored identity records group covered Virginia systems by source-water type: Surface water: 145, Groundwater: 16, Not stored: 1.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Virginia?: The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Virginia.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?: No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

Official records

Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.

Methodology/source notes

Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.

Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years

System	Population	Source water	Recent violations	Recent enforcement	Public-record flags
Ncsa - WintergreenVA2125910	6,861	Surface water	182	30	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Covington, City OfVA2580100	5,961	Surface water	74	59	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Woodstock, Town OfVA2171850	5,955	Surface water	26	101	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Bridgewater, Town OfVA2165045	6,177	Surface water	23	6	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures
Broadway, Town OfVA2165060	4,015	Surface water	21	0	recent violations recorded, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Lawrenceville, Town OfVA5025450	4,806	Surface water	18	70	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Front Royal, Town OfVA2187406	15,000	Surface water	18	60	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Crewe, Town OfVA5135160	2,465	Surface water	18	54	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

162 of the community drinking-water systems in Virginia are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 8.1M people.

What the Data Suggests

Virginia has 162 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 8.1 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 19.1 out of 100, indicating limited signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 2% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress (7.7 points average) and Capex Pressure (6.2) are the leading contributors to headline stress. The relatively close spacing suggests pressure is spread across more than one dimension.

688 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Current Drought Severity, affecting 162 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

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.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 19.1 as of Jul 4, 2026. Movement since Jul 3, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 65 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress7.7 / 20.0

Capex Pressure6.2 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility2.9 / 20.0

Governance Risk2.2 / 20.0

Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Current Drought Severity	high	162	100%
Climate Hazard Exposure	high	95	59%
High-AGI Out-Migration	high	72	44%
Lead & Copper Rule Risk	high	68	42%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stress	high	64	40%
Compliance Escalation	high	60	37%
PFAS Contamination Risk	high	54	33%
Population Served Decline	high	36	22%
Infrastructure Capital Gap	high	35	22%
Housing Market Weakness	medium	16	10%
Utility Data Staleness	high	12	7%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	12	7%
Rapid Score Deterioration	medium	1	1%
Income Erosion	low	1	1%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Buchanan Co Psa	43.8	Fragile	19K	8
2	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
3	Western Virginia Water Authority	40.1	Fragile	183K	7
4	Baptist Valley	39.7	Watch	4K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Vienna, Town of	37.7	Watch	30K	7
7	Stafford County Utilities	37.3	Watch	124K	8
8	Massanutten Village	37.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Norfolk, City of	35.4	Watch	234K	8
10	Chincoteague, Town of	34.7	Watch	3K	6
11	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
12	Dcpsa - Big Caney	33.9	Watch	4K	6
13	Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa	33.0	Watch	3K	8
14	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	32.4	Watch	169K	6
15	Fairfax County Water Authority	31.4	Watch	1.1M	5
16	City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys	31.1	Watch	165K	7
17	Pulaski, Town of	30.9	Watch	9K	5
18	Lebanon, Town of	30.6	Watch	3K	7
19	Washington County Service Authority	30.6	Watch	48K	6
20	Carroll Regional Water System	30.0	Watch	8K	6

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 24.5

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
43	New Hampshire	19.3	Stable	42	+0.3
44	Vermont	19.3	Stable	31	+0.2
45	Virginia	19.1	Stable	162	+0.0
46	Montana	19.0	Stable	38	-0.1
47	Michigan	18.8	Stable	304	-0.3

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

162 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

162 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Virginia, colored by stress band.

~8.1M people served by 162 systems in Virginia

Stable

Watch

Fragile

High Stress

Critical

162 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

Center market:

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

19.1

Trend

+16.5

Observations

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Buchanan Co Psa	43.8	Fragile	19K	8
2	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
3	Western Virginia Water Authority	40.1	Fragile	183K	7
4	Baptist Valley	39.7	Watch	4K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Vienna, Town of	37.7	Watch	30K	7
7	Stafford County Utilities	37.3	Watch	124K	8
8	Massanutten Village	37.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Norfolk, City of	35.4	Watch	234K	8
10	Chincoteague, Town of	34.7	Watch	3K	6
11	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
12	Dcpsa - Big Caney	33.9	Watch	4K	6
13	Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa	33.0	Watch	3K	8
14	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	32.4	Watch	169K	6
15	Fairfax County Water Authority	31.4	Watch	1.1M	5
16	City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys	31.1	Watch	165K	7
17	Pulaski, Town of	30.9	Watch	9K	5
18	Lebanon, Town of	30.6	Watch	3K	7
19	Washington County Service Authority	30.6	Watch	48K	6
20	Carroll Regional Water System	30.0	Watch	8K	6

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Buchanan Co Psa	43.8	Fragile	19K	8
2	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
3	Western Virginia Water Authority	40.1	Fragile	183K	7
4	Baptist Valley	39.7	Watch	4K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Vienna, Town of	37.7	Watch	30K	7
7	Stafford County Utilities	37.3	Watch	124K	8
8	Massanutten Village	37.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Norfolk, City of	35.4	Watch	234K	8
10	Chincoteague, Town of	34.7	Watch	3K	6
11	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
12	Dcpsa - Big Caney	33.9	Watch	4K	6
13	Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa	33.0	Watch	3K	8
14	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	32.4	Watch	169K	6
15	Fairfax County Water Authority	31.4	Watch	1.1M	5
16	City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys	31.1	Watch	165K	7
17	Pulaski, Town of	30.9	Watch	9K	5
18	Lebanon, Town of	30.6	Watch	3K	7
19	Washington County Service Authority	30.6	Watch	48K	6
20	Carroll Regional Water System	30.0	Watch	8K	6

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 162 community drinking-water systems in Virginia, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how Virginia compares nationally.

Which water systems in Virginia face the most infrastructure stress?: The highest-stress systems in Virginia are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
How does Virginia compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Virginia is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where Virginia ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Virginia water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
What compliance signals are active in Virginia?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across Virginia systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Virginia?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.

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Water Infrastructure in Virginia

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 162 community drinking-water systems in Virginia. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Virginia compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Virginia?: Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Virginia. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Virginia face the most infrastructure stress?: The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Virginia by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Virginia compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Virginia is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Virginia water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Virginia water systems?: Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Virginia?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Virginia water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Virginia?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.