. ▁ ▁The ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Parliament ▁under ▁the ▁Environment ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁external ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁committee ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁relevant ▁expert ise . ▁ ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁Wales ▁( EP AC ) ▁▁ ▁EP AC ▁ad vised ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁environmental ▁protection , ▁poll ution ▁control , ▁water ▁resources , ▁air ▁quality ▁and ▁waste ▁reg ulation . ▁ ▁Chair man : ▁Prof ▁Tom ▁P rit ch ard ▁ ▁Flo od ▁R isk ▁Management ▁Wales ▁Committee ▁( FR MW ) ▁▁ ▁Chair man : ▁Deep ▁S agar ▁ ▁Fish eries , ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁( F ER AC ) ▁▁ ▁F ER AC ▁ad vised ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁on ▁maintain ing , ▁impro ving ▁and ▁developing ▁fish eries ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁recre ation , ▁navigation ▁and ▁conserv ations ▁issues . ▁ ▁Chair man : ▁Dr ▁Gra eme ▁Harris ▁ ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Wales ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales , ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Council ▁for ▁Wales ▁and ▁Forest ry ▁Commission ▁Wales ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Wales , ▁a ▁single ▁body ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Government ' s ▁environmental ▁prior ities ▁for ▁Wales . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁website ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Wales ▁ ▁Category : Wel sh ▁Government ▁spons ored ▁bodies