WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and the nation's top environmental official are set to appear before a Congressional committee investigating the Flint water crisis starting at 9 a.m. today, March 17.

MLive.com will have updates and full coverage on the hearings throughout today.

Here's what you need to know about the hearing.

Who's testifying: Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will answer questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

How to see it: Click below for live stream.

The hearing is also scheduled to be shown live on C-SPAN3.

Who's in charge: Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, a Republican congressman from Utah, will preside over the meeting. U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, is the ranking member.

Chaffetz will speak first, followed by Cummings.

Who speaks when: Snyder and McCarthy will each give opening statements up to 5 minutes, followed by questions posed by members of the committee, rotating between Democrats and Republicans.

Committee members can ask questions of either witnesses, and each have 5 minutes to make their inquiries. Members may yield their time to their colleagues.

Where it's at: The hearing will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

It's the third hearing on the Flint water crisis by the committee. The first hearing was Feb. 3, when the witness list included Flint resident LeeAnne Walters; Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards; Keith Creagh, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

At the second hearing Tuesday, March 15, witnesses included Edwards; Susan Hedman, EPA Midwest Region director; former Flint mayor Dayne Walling; and former emergency manager Darnell Earley.

Ron Fonger is a reporter for MLive.com. Contact him at rfonger1@mlive.com.

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