Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)

Department for Environment and Water
Department overview
Formed	1 July 2012
Preceding agencies	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources; Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Department for Environment and Heritage; Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs; Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Department of Environment and Land Management;
Jurisdiction	State of South Australia
Headquarters	81-95 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
Employees	1,393 (2023)
Annual budget	$344.7 million
Minister responsible	Susan Close, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water;
Department executive	Ben Bruce, Chief Executive;
Website	Department for Environment and Water

The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the Government of South Australia. It is responsible for ensuring that the state of South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.

The current department was created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), it was given its present name on 22 March 2018.

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