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 47 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 319 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 18.0/100 in the Stable band as of 2026-08-18. 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

18.0Headline composite

~8.1MPop. served

650Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress13.0 / 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 Stress0.2 / 100

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

18.0 headline compositeVirginia state composite162 markets~8.1M people served

Loudoun Water - Central System43.5fragile Buchanan Co Psa40.8fragile Chincoteague, Town of39.7watch Western Virginia Water Authority38.2watch Langley Air Force Base38.0watch Baptist Valley36.7watch Vienna, Town of36.7watch Massanutten Village36.0watch Stafford County Utilities35.3watch Blacksburg, Town of34.9watch Pulaski, Town of34.9watch Frederick County Sanitation Auth34.0watch Norfolk, City of33.4watch Castlewood32.6watch Ncsa - Wintergreen32.4watch Norfolk Naval Base32.0watch Bluefield, Town of31.8watch Carroll Regional Water System31.6watch East End Service Area - Pwcsa31.4watch Fairfax County Water Authority30.4watch City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys29.1watch Buena Vista, City of29.0watch Lebanon, Town of28.6watch Quantico Marine Base-Mainside28.2watch Broadway, Town of28.0watch Gloucester Co Water Treatment Plt27.3watch Herndon, Town of27.2watch Town of Stanley27.1watch Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa26.4watch Washington County Service Authority25.6watch Danville, City of25.6watch Purcellville, Town of25.5watch Rapidan Service Authority25.4watch Quantico Mcb-Camp Barrett25.4watch Dcpsa - Big Caney25.1watch Pwcsa - West24.9watch Clifton Forge, Town of24.1watch Amherst Co Service Authority (acsa)23.8watch Verona Sanitary District - Acsa23.7watch Duffield_scott Co Psa23.7watch Fort Eustis23.6watch Woodstock, Town of23.5watch Portsmouth, City of23.3watch Newport News, City of23.1watch Fort Belvoir22.8watch Staunton, City of22.4watch Fcwa - Lorton Wtp Old, New, & River Sta22.3watch Tazewell, Town of22.3watch Henrico County Water System21.8watch Christiansburg Town of21.7watch Jcsa - Central System21.7watch Winchester, City of21.6watch Covington, City of21.5watch Emporia, City of21.3watch Virginia Beach, City of21.3watch Leesburg, Town of21.3watch Front Royal, Town of21.3watch Richmond, City of21.1watch Virginia-American Water Co20.6watch Martinsville, City of20.1watch Bridgewater, Town of20.0stable Manassas, City of20.0stable Manassas Park, City of20.0stable Lynchburg, City of19.9stable Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant19.6stable Lake Monticello19.6stable Lawrenceville, Town of19.6stable Colonial Beach, Town of19.6stable Arlington County19.3stable Alexandria, City of19.3stable Town of Berryville19.1stable Clintwood, Town of19.0stable Moccasin Gap_scott Co Psa18.7stable Radford, City of18.6stable Franklin, City of18.5stable Upper Smith River Water Supply18.5stable Vinton, Town of18.4stable Altavista, Town of17.9stable Amherst, Town of17.9stable Fredericksburg, City of17.6stable Smithfield, Town of17.5stable Dale City17.4stable Mount Hermon - (pcsa)17.3stable Wise, Town of17.2stable Spotsylvania County Utilities17.2stable Dulles Airport16.8stable Chesterfield Co Central Water System16.8stable Harrisonburg, City of16.7stable Tcpsa - Raven/Doran16.7stable Charlottesville, City of16.5stable Orange, Town of15.8stable Campbell County Central System15.2stable Wise County Regional Water System15.2stable Blb Family Housing15.1stable City of Chesapeake-South Norfolk Sys14.9stable Petersburg, City of14.8stable Bealeton Regional14.6stable New Baltimore Regional14.6stable Woodway Water Authority14.5stable Lake Land`or14.0stable Christiansburg Elliston Waterline13.7stable Hanover Suburban Water System13.7stable Norton, City of13.5stable Three Springs Regional - Rcpw13.3stable Warrenton, Town of13.3stable South River Sanitary District13.1stable Coeburn, Town of12.9stable Wilderness Wtp12.9stable Acsa Crozet12.7stable Acsa Urban Area12.7stable Strasburg, Town of12.7stable Fairfax, City of12.4stable Richlands, Town of12.3stable Lee County Water12.3stable Fort Belvoir North Area11.9stable Caroline Utility System11.9stable Crewe, Town of11.9stable Norfolk Naval Shipyard11.6stable Little Creek Amphibious Base - U.s. Navy11.6stable County Distribution System11.4stable Colonial Heights, City of11.3stable Louisa County Water Authority11.3stable City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys11.2stable Rocky Mount, Town of10.0stable National Airport9.6stable Forest Central Water System9.5stable Town of Bedford9.5stable Gcwsa - Jarratt9.4stable Suffolk, City of9.2stable Bristol Virginia Utility Board9.2stable Sheetz 2219.1stable Chilhowie, Town of9.1stable Ivanhoe_max Meadows9.1stable Wytheville, Town of9.1stable South Hill, Town of8.4stable Farmville, Town of8.4stable Thomas Bridge Water Corp8.2stable Galax, City of8.0stable Lexington, City of7.9stable Waynesboro, City of7.9stable Pulaski County Psa7.6stable Big Stone Gap, Town of7.6stable Culpeper, Town of7.6stable Marion, Town of7.5stable Dublin Town of7.4stable Blackstone, Town of7.3stable Dcwa Central6.0stable Bellwood Pressure Zone5.4stable Fort Lee4.0stable Puddledock Road4.0stable Falls Church, City of4.0stable City of Salem Wtp4.0stable Williamsburg, City of4.0stable James River Correctional Ctr4.0stable Buckingham Co Water System4.0stable King George Co. Courthouse4.0stable Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren4.0stable N a S Oceana3.6stable Wilderness Camping Resorts3.6stable Town of Luray2.0stable Foundation for Historic Christ Church2.0stable State Fair of Va2.0stable Loudoun Water - Central System43.5fragile Buchanan Co Psa40.8fragile Chincoteague, Town of39.7watch Western Virginia Water Authority38.2watch Langley Air Force Base38.0watch Baptist Valley36.7watch Vienna, Town of36.7watch Massanutten Village36.0watch Stafford County Utilities35.3watch Blacksburg, Town of34.9watch Pulaski, Town of34.9watch Frederick County Sanitation Auth34.0watch Norfolk, City of33.4watch Castlewood32.6watch Ncsa - Wintergreen32.4watch Norfolk Naval Base32.0watch Bluefield, Town of31.8watch Carroll Regional Water System31.6watch East End Service Area - Pwcsa31.4watch Fairfax County Water Authority30.4watch City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys29.1watch Buena Vista, City of29.0watch Lebanon, Town of28.6watch Quantico Marine Base-Mainside28.2watch Broadway, Town of28.0watch Gloucester Co Water Treatment Plt27.3watch Herndon, Town of27.2watch Town of Stanley27.1watch Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa26.4watch Washington County Service Authority25.6watch Danville, City of25.6watch Purcellville, Town of25.5watch Rapidan Service Authority25.4watch Quantico Mcb-Camp Barrett25.4watch Dcpsa - Big Caney25.1watch Pwcsa - West24.9watch Clifton Forge, Town of24.1watch Amherst Co Service Authority (acsa)23.8watch Verona Sanitary District - Acsa23.7watch Duffield_scott Co Psa23.7watch Fort Eustis23.6watch Woodstock, Town of23.5watch Portsmouth, City of23.3watch Newport News, City of23.1watch Fort Belvoir22.8watch Staunton, City of22.4watch Fcwa - Lorton Wtp Old, New, & River Sta22.3watch Tazewell, Town of22.3watch Henrico County Water System21.8watch Christiansburg Town of21.7watch Jcsa - Central System21.7watch Winchester, City of21.6watch Covington, City of21.5watch Emporia, City of21.3watch Virginia Beach, City of21.3watch Leesburg, Town of21.3watch Front Royal, Town of21.3watch Richmond, City of21.1watch Virginia-American Water Co20.6watch Martinsville, City of20.1watch Bridgewater, Town of20.0stable Manassas, City of20.0stable Manassas Park, City of20.0stable Lynchburg, City of19.9stable Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant19.6stable Lake Monticello19.6stable Lawrenceville, Town of19.6stable Colonial Beach, Town of19.6stable Arlington County19.3stable Alexandria, City of19.3stable Town of Berryville19.1stable Clintwood, Town of19.0stable Moccasin Gap_scott Co Psa18.7stable Radford, City of18.6stable Franklin, City of18.5stable Upper Smith River Water Supply18.5stable Vinton, Town of18.4stable Altavista, Town of17.9stable Amherst, Town of17.9stable Fredericksburg, City of17.6stable Smithfield, Town of17.5stable Dale City17.4stable Mount Hermon - (pcsa)17.3stable Wise, Town of17.2stable Spotsylvania County Utilities17.2stable Dulles Airport16.8stable Chesterfield Co Central Water System16.8stable Harrisonburg, City of16.7stable Tcpsa - Raven/Doran16.7stable Charlottesville, City of16.5stable Orange, Town of15.8stable Campbell County Central System15.2stable Wise County Regional Water System15.2stable Blb Family Housing15.1stable City of Chesapeake-South Norfolk Sys14.9stable Petersburg, City of14.8stable Bealeton Regional14.6stable New Baltimore Regional14.6stable Woodway Water Authority14.5stable Lake Land`or14.0stable Christiansburg Elliston Waterline13.7stable Hanover Suburban Water System13.7stable Norton, City of13.5stable Three Springs Regional - Rcpw13.3stable Warrenton, Town of13.3stable South River Sanitary District13.1stable Coeburn, Town of12.9stable Wilderness Wtp12.9stable Acsa Crozet12.7stable Acsa Urban Area12.7stable Strasburg, Town of12.7stable Fairfax, City of12.4stable Richlands, Town of12.3stable Lee County Water12.3stable Fort Belvoir North Area11.9stable Caroline Utility System11.9stable Crewe, Town of11.9stable Norfolk Naval Shipyard11.6stable Little Creek Amphibious Base - U.s. Navy11.6stable County Distribution System11.4stable Colonial Heights, City of11.3stable Louisa County Water Authority11.3stable City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys11.2stable Rocky Mount, Town of10.0stable National Airport9.6stable Forest Central Water System9.5stable Town of Bedford9.5stable Gcwsa - Jarratt9.4stable Suffolk, City of9.2stable Bristol Virginia Utility Board9.2stable Sheetz 2219.1stable Chilhowie, Town of9.1stable Ivanhoe_max Meadows9.1stable Wytheville, Town of9.1stable South Hill, Town of8.4stable Farmville, Town of8.4stable Thomas Bridge Water Corp8.2stable Galax, City of8.0stable Lexington, City of7.9stable Waynesboro, City of7.9stable Pulaski County Psa7.6stable Big Stone Gap, Town of7.6stable Culpeper, Town of7.6stable Marion, Town of7.5stable Dublin Town of7.4stable Blackstone, Town of7.3stable Dcwa Central6.0stable Bellwood Pressure Zone5.4stable Fort Lee4.0stable Puddledock Road4.0stable Falls Church, City of4.0stable City of Salem Wtp4.0stable Williamsburg, City of4.0stable James River Correctional Ctr4.0stable Buckingham Co Water System4.0stable King George Co. Courthouse4.0stable Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren4.0stable N a S Oceana3.6stable Wilderness Camping Resorts3.6stable Town of Luray2.0stable Foundation for Historic Christ Church2.0stable State Fair of Va2.0stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Virginia headline composite

Plain-language summary

Virginia currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 18.0 versus a national average of 24.4. 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

47 of 162Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix162 systems

Surface water145
Groundwater16
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored1

Latest identity snapshot: Jun 30, 2026

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 47 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 319 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	86	77	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Woodstock, Town OfVA2171850	5,955	Surface water	22	91	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Lawrenceville, Town OfVA5025450	4,806	Surface water	18	70	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Crewe, Town OfVA5135160	2,465	Surface water	17	48	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history
Front Royal, Town OfVA2187406	15,000	Surface water	16	60	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Buckingham Co Water SystemVA5029085	5,759	Surface water	16	60	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history
Berryville, Town OfVA2043125	4,574	Surface water	8	37	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Stanley, Town OfVA2139935	4,185	Groundwater	8	29	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context

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 18.0 out of 100, indicating limited signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 1% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress (6.9 points average) and Capex Pressure (6.1) are the leading contributors to headline stress. The relatively close spacing suggests pressure is spread across more than one dimension.

650 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Current Drought Severity, affecting 120 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 18.0 as of Aug 18, 2026. Movement since Aug 17, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 96 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress6.9 / 20.0

Capex Pressure6.1 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility2.9 / 20.0

Governance Risk2.1 / 20.0

Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Current Drought Severity	high	120	74%
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	63	39%
PFAS Contamination Risk	high	54	33%
Population Served Decline	high	36	22%
Infrastructure Capital Gap	high	35	22%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	17	10%
Housing Market Weakness	medium	16	10%
Utility Data Staleness	high	8	5%
Rapid Score Deterioration	medium	1	1%
Income Erosion	low	1	1%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
2	Buchanan Co Psa	40.8	Fragile	19K	8
3	Chincoteague, Town of	39.7	Watch	3K	6
4	Western Virginia Water Authority	38.2	Watch	183K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Baptist Valley	36.7	Watch	4K	6
7	Vienna, Town of	36.7	Watch	27K	7
8	Massanutten Village	36.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Stafford County Utilities	35.3	Watch	124K	8
10	Blacksburg, Town of	34.9	Watch	35K	7
11	Pulaski, Town of	34.9	Watch	9K	5
12	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
13	Norfolk, City of	33.4	Watch	234K	7
14	Castlewood	32.6	Watch	6K	6
15	Ncsa - Wintergreen	32.4	Watch	7K	5
16	Norfolk Naval Base	32.0	Watch	49K	5
17	Bluefield, Town of	31.8	Watch	6K	6
18	Carroll Regional Water System	31.6	Watch	8K	7
19	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	31.4	Watch	169K	6
20	Fairfax County Water Authority	30.4	Watch	1.1M	5

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 24.4

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
45	Montana	18.8	Stable	38	+0.9
46	Michigan	18.7	Stable	304	+0.8
47	Virginia	18.0	Stable	162	+0.0
48	Vermont	17.9	Stable	31	-0.0
49	Tennessee	17.6	Stable	261	-0.4

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

18.0

Trend

+15.4

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	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
2	Buchanan Co Psa	40.8	Fragile	19K	8
3	Chincoteague, Town of	39.7	Watch	3K	6
4	Western Virginia Water Authority	38.2	Watch	183K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Baptist Valley	36.7	Watch	4K	6
7	Vienna, Town of	36.7	Watch	27K	7
8	Massanutten Village	36.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Stafford County Utilities	35.3	Watch	124K	8
10	Blacksburg, Town of	34.9	Watch	35K	7
11	Pulaski, Town of	34.9	Watch	9K	5
12	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
13	Norfolk, City of	33.4	Watch	234K	7
14	Castlewood	32.6	Watch	6K	6
15	Ncsa - Wintergreen	32.4	Watch	7K	5
16	Norfolk Naval Base	32.0	Watch	49K	5
17	Bluefield, Town of	31.8	Watch	6K	6
18	Carroll Regional Water System	31.6	Watch	8K	7
19	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	31.4	Watch	169K	6
20	Fairfax County Water Authority	30.4	Watch	1.1M	5

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Loudoun Water - Central System	43.5	Fragile	335K	8
2	Buchanan Co Psa	40.8	Fragile	19K	8
3	Chincoteague, Town of	39.7	Watch	3K	6
4	Western Virginia Water Authority	38.2	Watch	183K	7
5	Langley Air Force Base	38.0	Watch	11K	7
6	Baptist Valley	36.7	Watch	4K	6
7	Vienna, Town of	36.7	Watch	27K	7
8	Massanutten Village	36.0	Watch	5K	6
9	Stafford County Utilities	35.3	Watch	124K	8
10	Blacksburg, Town of	34.9	Watch	35K	7
11	Pulaski, Town of	34.9	Watch	9K	5
12	Frederick County Sanitation Auth	34.0	Watch	46K	7
13	Norfolk, City of	33.4	Watch	234K	7
14	Castlewood	32.6	Watch	6K	6
15	Ncsa - Wintergreen	32.4	Watch	7K	5
16	Norfolk Naval Base	32.0	Watch	49K	5
17	Bluefield, Town of	31.8	Watch	6K	6
18	Carroll Regional Water System	31.6	Watch	8K	7
19	East End Service Area - Pwcsa	31.4	Watch	169K	6
20	Fairfax County Water Authority	30.4	Watch	1.1M	5

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.