Lords nitrogen inquiry hears from the Environment Agency and Ofwat

The session will start at 10am on Wednesday 7 May in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster and can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV.

Giving evidence will be:

• Helen Wakeham, Director for Water, Environment Agency;
• Jennie Donovan, Co-Director for Nature & Place, Environment Agency;
• Paul Hickey, Managing Director of RAPID, Ofwat;
• Chris Walters, Senior Director for the Price Review, Ofwat.

Members are likely to ask questions on:

• Nitrogen pollution management;
• monitoring emissions across the wastewater process;
• water company investment in nutrient recovery technologies;
• environmental regulations for farming;
• agricultural emissions of ammonia and nitrous oxide to air;
• planning and air quality.