He waka hōihoi rūmoa mātauranga wai ngā waka hīnaki matua hei whakamene i ngā mātauranga e whai ake nei i ngā mahi whakarite wai. Kua whakatupuia ngā waka kēnaki nei ki te tāwhiti i te nui o ngā momo, mai i ngā ārai me ngā takirua hei whakarerekē i te pH, ki ngā taumata mate moehei i te whakapai. Nā ngā momo hanga e āhei ana ki te tirotiro i ngā paihikara o ngā kaihīnaki, ka tiakina ngā pūtahi i tēnei wā, kia kore ai te whakawehewehe rānei, te whakarere rānei. Hei tā ngā waka nei, he pūnaha matika me ngā whatunga whakapai hei whakatakoto i ngā mātāki kimi i runga i ngā whare hokohoko whakarite wai. Ki te whai i ngā tikanga haumaru tino whakatika, me te whakaae ki ngā ture taiao, ka whakamanahia e ngā waka hoihoi rūmoa mātauranga wai ngā mātauranga e hiahiatia ana hei whakariterite i te pai o te wai me te whakarite i te waiware.