Ko te wai ka papī atu mā roto i te oneone ki ngā kōawa, ki ngā roto me ngā moana. Ka tāhawahawatia aua rerenga wai i te tāoke kei roto i te wai whakapākeka.
The liquid that seeps through soil to waterways. The waterways are contaminated by the toxins in the leachate.
Ki te kore e aukatia, ka puta he wai whakapākeka i te ruapara, ka papī atu ki ngā kōawa e pātata ana.
Mēnā he rahi tonu te wai ka taka atu ki te ruapara (mā te ua, mā te waipuke rānei), ka rahi anō te wai whakapākeka ka papī atu.
WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Ko ngā momo whakahaumako pērā i te hauota (N) ka ruia ki ngā pāmu, ka papī atu hei wai whakapākeka ki ngā kōawa e pātata ana:
Ko te wai whakapākeka tētahi takenga nui o te parahanga i ō tātou awa me ō tātou moana. I ētahi ruapara, e kohikohia ana te wai whakapākeka kia kore ai e papī atu ki ngā kōawa e pātata mai ana:
Takenga Mai
pākeka - land that has been exhausted by cultivation