The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will hold four public open days for landowners on proposed new land-use rules around Lake Rotorua.
The draft rules set out how nitrogen discharge allowances will be allocated to individual rural properties using a mix of resource consents and permitted activities.
The rules affect all rural properties over 2ha in the Lake Rotorua groundwater catchment.
Landowners have a three-month consultation period to make submissions before the rules are notified in 2015.
Regional council manager Warwick Murray said consultation on the draft rules had begun and was a crucial part of the rule development.
