Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

{{Short description|Western Australian government department}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox government agency

|agency_name = Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

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|formed = 1 July 2017

|preceding1 = Department of Environment Regulation
Department of Water
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority

|preceding2 = Department of Environment and Conservation

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|superseding =

|jurisdiction = Government of Western Australia

|employees =

|chief1_name = Michelle Andrews

|chief1_position = Director General

|parent_agency =

|child1_agency = Keep Australia Beautiful Council WA
Waste Authority of Western Australia
Office of the Appeals Convenor
Cockburn Sound Management Council
Contaminated Sites Committee

|website = {{url|https://www.der.wa.gov.au/}}

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The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was formed on 1 July 2017, when the Department of Environment Regulation (DER) amalgamated with the Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. It is responsible for looking after the environment and the regulation of water resources in the state of Western Australia.{{cite web | website=Department of Water and Environmental Regulation | title=Home page | url=https://www.der.wa.gov.au/ | access-date=25 August 2021| quote= The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was established by the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 2017. It is a result of the amalgamation of the Department of Environment Regulation, Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. }}

The department provides services to the Environmental Protection Authority, and support to Keep Australia Beautiful Council WA, the Waste Authority of Western Australia, the Office of the Appeals Convenor, the Cockburn Sound Management Council and the Contaminated Sites Committee.{{cite web | title=Department of Water and Environmental Regulation | website=Department of Water and Environmental Regulation| publisher=Western Australian Government | date=1 July 2017 | url=https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-water-and-environmental-regulation | access-date=25 August 2021}}

In May 2021, the department was one of eight Western Australian Government departments to receive a new Director General with Michelle Andrews being appointed to the role effective from 31 May 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Renewed-leadership-for-eight-State-Government-departments.aspx |title=Renewed leadership for eight State Government departments |author= |date=13 May 2021 |website=www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=13 March 2022 |quote= |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124232901/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Renewed-leadership-for-eight-State-Government-departments.aspx |url-status=dead }}