Thanks for the warm welcome to Pond Boss, what an amazing platform.
We have complete control over the gate, but once it is open the flow it quite strong, and it is hard to regulate it in between closed and open. We are allowed to have the gate open three days a week, and this water mostly runs through the main channel into the river.
The purpose of these retention ponds is to spread this running water more effectively through the land to irrigate trees (wild and cultivated), as the landscape here is extremely dry and the microclimate near the water allows for more vegetation and life. Maybe for this reason, the pond adjacent to the main channel makes less sense, so we are not totally sure about that one.
There is also a fear that in the coming years the water access will decrease, and so we want to have more sites on the land where water can spread, sink and be utilized for vegetation.
We are also a bit concerned about mosquitos, wondering if there are some methods for keeping mozzies out of the pond area.
Thank you for now!!
