Department for Environment and Heritage

Department for Environment and Water

Agency 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
Minister responsible	David Speirs, Minister for Environment and Water
Agency executive	vacant
Website	Department for Environment and Water

The Department for Environment and Water is a department of the Government of South Australia. 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, it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. It is responsible for ensuring that South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.

Following the Liberal Party's victory in the 2018 state election, the department was renamed as the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) on 2 March 2018.

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