Patent ID: 8608404

Claim:
An apparatus for use with a plurality of growth reservoirs containing a fluid, the apparatus comprising: a main control unit for receiving feedback and providing control; at least one gate control unit in electronic communication with the main control unit, the at least one gate control unit further comprising: a remote gate for controlling flow of the fluid between any two growth reservoirs of the plurality of growth reservoirs, the remote gate further comprising a sliding weir gate; and a motor coupled with the remote gate for actuating the sliding weir gate; wherein the remote gate is disposed into a levee of the at least one growth reservoir of the plurality of growth reservoirs and is actuated in response to at least one instruction transmitted via a corresponding network module for controlling a level of the fluid in the at least one growth reservoir; wherein the corresponding network module relays a plurality of on/off commands to the motor and transmits data from at least one probe toward the main control unit; wherein the motor actuates a wheel disposed at a top of the remote gate, whereby the sliding weir gate translates in response thereto, and whereby a level of the fluid in the at least one growth reservoir of the plurality of growth reservoirs is adjusted as needed in accordance with the plurality of on/off instructions relayed from the corresponding network module, and wherein the motor further actuates the sliding weir gate to compensate for any of the fluid being blown over the remote gate during a windy condition.