Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (Singapore)
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The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (Abbreviation: MEWR; Chinese: 新加坡环境及水源部; Malay: Kementerian Alam Sekitar dan Sumber Air) formerly the Ministry of the Environment (ENV), was set up in 1972 to provide Singaporeans with a quality living environment and a high standard of public health, protected against the spread of communicable diseases.
Today, together with its two statutory boards – the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Public Utilities Board – the Ministry’s area of responsibility has widened to include ensuring a clean and hygienic living environment, as well as managing the complete water cycle – from sourcing, collection, purification and supply of drinking water; to the treatment of used water and recycling into NEWater; as well as storm water drainage.
[edit] See also
- National Environment Agency
- Public Utilities Board
- Organisations of the Singapore Government
- Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
[edit] External links
- Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Website
- National Environment Agency Website
- PUB Website
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