Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Bulgaria}}

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| agency_name = Ministry of Environment and Water

| nativename = Министерство на околната среда и водите

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| formed = 1976

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| jurisdiction = Government of Bulgaria

| headquarters = 22 Maria Louiza Blvd., Sofia

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| chief1_name = Borislav Sandov

| chief1_position = Minister of Environment and Water

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| website = [http://www.moew.government.bg/?show=226&lang=en Ministry of Environment and Water]

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The Ministry of Environment and Water ({{langx|bg|Министерство на околната среда и водите|translit=Ministerstvo na okolnata sreda i vodite}}) is a Bulgarian government ministry responsible for environment protection.

The predecessor of the ministry is the Environmental Protection Committee attached to the Council of Ministers and established on 19 June 1976. It was elevated to a Ministry of Environment in 1990 and has its current structure since 1997.{{cite web |title=History of the Ministry of Environment and Water |publisher=Ministry of Environment and Water|url=http://www.moew.government.bg/?show=15 |accessdate=7 February 2015}}