In the article “Floods and floods on the rivers Yesil (Ishim) and Tobol (Tobyl), present and future” Kasymov Sh.R. based on numerous information from media materials published on the Internet about floods and floods on the Yesil (Ishim) and Tobyl (Tobol) rivers, he shows the problems that arise in case of high water levels of these rivers and once again draws the reader’s attention to the need to create a system of ponds for various purposes. whose activities will smooth out the negative impact of these natural phenomena on the life of the riverine population and settlements located in the floodplains. To a certain extent, the content of the article echoes the article by this author, “A compensator pond as a stabilizer of the river during periods of high water and floods.” At the end of the article, as one of the options for improving this situation, he talks about the need to use special ponds (compensators - settling tanks), determines their approximate possible number (4), useful volumes and approximate locations in the Kazakhstan sector of the transboundary rivers Yesil and Tobol.