# Detroit Water and Sewerage Department — source-backed brand brief

Profile: [Detroit Water and Sewerage Department](<https://brandsource.ai/brands/detroit-water-and-sewerage-department>)
Evidence record: [Sources and review dates](<https://brandsource.ai/evidence/detroit-water-and-sewerage-department>)

Exported: 2026-10-26T10:07:22.903Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date.

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3 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s).

## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\)

Status: Stated by a public source
Value: United States
Scope: Wikidata Q5266041 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status.
Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z.
Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1.
Claim: [brandsource:detroit-water-and-sewerage-department:wikidata:p17](<https://brandsource.ai/evidence/detroit-water-and-sewerage-department#brandsource%3Adetroit-water-and-sewerage-department%3Awikidata%3Ap17>)
Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration.

Sources:
- [Wikidata Q5266041, revision 2502128359](<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5266041&oldid=2502128359>) — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:21.461Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5266041:P17@2502128359.
- [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301](<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q30&oldid=2556188301>) — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301.

## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\)

Status: Stated by a public source
Value: Detroit
Scope: Wikidata Q5266041 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status.
Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z.
Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1.
Claim: [brandsource:detroit-water-and-sewerage-department:wikidata:p159](<https://brandsource.ai/evidence/detroit-water-and-sewerage-department#brandsource%3Adetroit-water-and-sewerage-department%3Awikidata%3Ap159>)
Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration.

Sources:
- [Wikidata Q5266041, revision 2502128359](<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5266041&oldid=2502128359>) — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:21.461Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5266041:P159@2502128359.
- [Wikidata label: Q12439, revision 2556681151](<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q12439&oldid=2556681151>) — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:06:49.675Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q12439:label:en@2556681151.

## Inception \(Wikidata\)

Status: Stated by a public source
Value: 1973
Scope: Wikidata Q5266041 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation.
Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z.
Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1.
Claim: [brandsource:detroit-water-and-sewerage-department:wikidata:p571](<https://brandsource.ai/evidence/detroit-water-and-sewerage-department#brandsource%3Adetroit-water-and-sewerage-department%3Awikidata%3Ap571>)
Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration.

Sources:
- [Wikidata Q5266041, revision 2502128359](<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5266041&oldid=2502128359>) — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:21.461Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5266041:P571@2502128359.

## Unknowns and limits

- This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.
