Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)

Department for Environment and Water
Department overview
Formed1 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
JurisdictionState of South Australia
Headquarters81-95 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
Employees1,393 (2023)[1]
Annual budget$344.7 million[2]
Minister responsible
  • Susan Close, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water
Department executive
  • Ben Bruce, Chief Executive
WebsiteDepartment for Environment and Water
Former Chief Executive John Schutz at the Tennyson Dunes Open Day,
23 September 2018

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.

  1. ^ Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. "Workplace Information Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Public Sector SA. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ Department for Environment and Water. "2022-2023 Annual Report" (PDF). Department for Environment and Water. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2024.