Island wetlands of Malta

Triq Garibaldi is an artificially constructed reservoir, intended for irrigation, water storage and flood prevention, located in southern Malta within Paola. The reservoir is made of cement and covers an approximate area of 1,160m2. The site is accessible to the public by a surfaced road, however, the reservoir itself is fenced off. The reservoir lies alongside an abandoned building and is close to other buildings to the north and east, while to the west lies a surfaced road and to the south lies active agricultural fields. Numerous culverts are present redirecting water from the road and from nearby fields into the reservoir, and pipelines are visible exiting onto nearby fields indicating that the reservoir is being used for irrigation of these fields. The site is located in a Strategic Open Gap.