1. (a) The regulations promulgated in this chapter cover all aspects of municipal solid waste management under the authority of the Texas Water Commission and are based primarily on the stated purpose of Texas Civil Statutes, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, as amended, hereafter referred to as the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) facility shall comply with any other applicable federal rules, laws, regulations, or other requirements.
2. (b) All permits, including any special provisions therein, issued by the Texas Water Commission or the Texas Department of Health shall remain in force after October 9, 1993, the effective date of this chapter. To the extent that a standard has been changed by this chapter, the permittee may continue to operate under standards contained in previously issued permits, except for those requirements mandated by EPA 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 257 and 258, as amended, which implement certain requirements of Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). For those federally mandated requirements, the permittee is under an obligation to apply for a change to his permit in accordance with §305.62 of this title (relating to Amendment) or §305.70 of this title (relating to Municipal Solid Waste Permit Modification), as applicable, to incorporate the required standard. The application shall be submitted no later than April 9, 1994. Timely submission of a request for a permit change qualifies the owners or operators of existing MSWLF units for interim status. MSWLF facility owners or operators with interim status are treated as having been issued a permit modification or amendment until the executive director makes a final determination on the permit modification request or the commission makes a final determination on the permit amendment request. Facility owners or operators with interim status must comply with the requirements of this chapter upon the effective date of this chapter.
3. (c) A permit or license shall be required for each MSW unit, and the executive director, at her discretion, may include one or more different types of units in a single permit if the units are located at the same facility.
4. (d) Materials extraction or gas-recovery operations shall not be conducted unless a permit for such purpose has been obtained from the commission in accordance with §330.4 of this title (relating to Permit Required).

Source Note:The provisions of this §330.1 adopted to be effective October 9, 1993, 18 TexReg 4023.