the last week it rained a little less than an inch. water is definitely holding firm. tilling in bentonite works. its the same acre of water but it definitely holds now. i need some runoff to bring it up and see if it holds good above the area i tilled in the bentonite. my entire watershed is terraced from years ago when they farmed it and i am going to eliminate the terraces. my watershed is only about 120 acres which i found out is very close for a 14 acre pond around here. i need to make sure im getting all available runoff.