For each water resource class, the procedure for establishing resource quality objectives must comprise of the following 6 steps:
| (a) | Step 1: Identify water users within each water resource management unit, and where appropriate, align with Step 1 of the water resource classification procedure set out in regulation 2(4); |
| (b) | Step 2: Determine the present state per water user and, where appropriate, align with Step 5 of the water resource classification procedure set out in regulation 2(4); |
| (c) | Step 3: Determine the desired water quality per user and, where appropriate, align with Step 6 of the water resource classification procedure set out in regulation 2(4); |
| (d) | Step 4: Determine water user specifications and, where appropriate, align with Step 6 of the water resource classification procedure set out in regulation 2(4); |
| (e) | Step 5: Determine water quality requirements of water uses and, where appropriate, align with Step 6 of the water resource classification procedure set out in regulation 2(4); and |
| (f) | Step 6: Gazette and implement the resource quality objectives. |
