Paul, thanks for the explanation of the process and study you made of the entire enviro region of how wetland works in that Cabo area. It is clear you made a very good effort to do the best you could and meet the water requirement you have.
Could you discuss what pond liner sealer you favor. I'll assume the bentonite soil clay sealer approach. But, for you archies, is there a big consideration of how you seal ponds in those naturally sandy areas, depending on if effluent water is stored up in the ponds, or recharge from well water, runoff, etc.? Would you use one method of sealer for the littoral wetland plant propagation wild life promotional sides of the larger irrigation pond-lake, and a different sealing approach for the deepest part that would be the year around part that holds the critical reservoir of water needed to irrigate in droughts?
I think the needed water resource and reservoir, water features, ponds, water courses, recirculating ones, and flow through streams are all a very big aspect of what the archie brings to their own style and demonstration of golf architectural design savvy and construction skill. Knowing or having a vision on how to present these features, what makes sense to the game, and when it is needed but not desired visually, is a mark of a good archie. There are as many ways to approach water features in their climate, terrain and yearly water reservoir needs as there are styles of architecture.