Freshwater modelling can help councils make decisions such as how much water to take from a source, but councils are taking an uncoordinated approach to using them, says a new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The review found at least 75 different freshwater models being used across New Zealand, many of which overlapped in uses. Furthermore, 60% percent of the models evaluated were used only by one council for a single use.
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