Formal definition of resource quality
“resource quality” means the quality of all the aspects of a water resource, including -
(i) the quantity, pattern, timing, water level and assurance of instream flow;
(ii) the water quality, including the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the water;
(iii) the character and condition of instream and riparian habitat, and
(iv) the characteristics, condition and distribution of the aquatic biota.