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Offshore freshwater springs (or aquifiers) are areas of the seabed where the freshwater leaks through. Once found, the implications could be huge, especially for drought prone and water scarce areas.
For instance, in Wellington, the Waiwhetu aquifier, often known as the Hutt aquifer, supplies up to 70% of the city’s water during summer. Dr Joshu Mountjoy is a marine geoscientist and Sector Lead, Energy, at Earth Sciences New Zealand - he's leading the search for these new underwater freshwater sources.
