Dear Authors,
I thank you for the detailed replies to the referees' comments, where you explain and 'defend' some of your choices, but I do regret that you did not fully exploit the HESS discussion system: replying before the closure of the deadline, the referees may have replied back to some of the points where you do not agree with them.
The referees overall provided a positive feedback, and they did not ask for substantial new analysis, but required some revisions (from minor to major); and you have already outlined many of the changes you are going to make in agreement with them. As I wrote already, I think the use of ABM is still relatively new in our field and extremely promising, so I fully agree on the need to expand the literature adding how the method is being used also in different topics of water resources management.
I therefore invite you to proceed with the submission of the revised manuscript (if I have well understood it is almost ready) and I also kindly ask you for a detailed reply letter where you also summarise, point by point, where you have addressed all the points raised by the referees.
I would suggest that when something is not clear to the referees (who are all expert in the area and have provided constructive and to-the-point comments), you try to address the point also in the revised manuscript, adding some information or rephrasing the sentence, in order to make your work clearer for all the future readers.
Best wishes,
Elena Toth
HESS Topical Editor

Dear Authors,
I would like to thank you indeed for the careful revision work and the detailed reply letter.
I think that you have adequately addressed all the points raised by the Referees, who already appreciated very much the original work. The paper is long, but the model, as highlighted by the referees, is new for the audience and needs a clear explanation.
I am sure the work will be very interesting for the HESS readers, providing them with an interdisciplinary perspective that is certainly useful to our community.
Best wishes,
Elena Toth