Evaporation losses from farm water storages are the major loss of water on cotton farms, estimated to be between 20 – 40%. Monolayer technology has the potential to provide significant water savings and, being relatively cheap and easily applied to storages of different shapes and sizes, has a number of advantages in comparison to the use of enclosed structures. While the potential for ultra-thin monolayers to prevent evaporation in storages and potentially in irrigation channels is clear, current technologies fail when wind speeds exceed 3m/s. This investment will explore solutions to increase the effectiveness of monolayers at higher wind speeds (in excess of 3m/s).