1. (1) Unless otherwise stated in Rules R315-301 through R315-322, permit actions taken by the director are subject to Rules R315-311 and R315-124. Upon submittal of the complete information required by Rule R315-310 the application will be reviewed in accordance with Section R315-124-3 and a draft permit or permit denial will be prepared in accordance with Sections R315-124-5 through R315-124-6.

   1. (a) After meeting the requirements of the public comment period and public hearing as stipulated in Section R315-311-3, the owner or operator may be issued a permit that will include appropriate conditions and limitations on operation and types of waste to be accepted at the facility.
   2. (b) Construction may not begin before the receipt of the permit.
2. (2) Reserved.
3. (3) A permit can be granted for up to ten years by the director, except as allowed in Subsection R315-311-1(5).

4. (4) The owner or operator, or both, if the owner and the operator are not the same person, of each solid waste facility shall:

   1. (a) apply for a permit renewal, as required by Section R315-310-9, 180 days before the expiration date of the current permit if the permit holder intends to continue operations after the current permit expires; and

   2. (b) for facilities that require financial assurance in accordance with Section R315-309-1, submit, for review and approval by the director on a schedule of no less than five years, a complete update of the financial assurance required in Rule R315-309 that shall contain:

      1. (i) a calculation of the current costs of closure as required by Subsection R315-309-2(3); and
      2. (ii) a calculation that is not based on a closure cost that has been received by applying an inflation factor to past cost estimates.

5. (5) A permit for a facility in post-closure care:

   1. (a) may be issued for the life of the post-closure care period; and
   2. (b) the holder of the post-closure care permit shall comply with Subsection R315-311-1(4)(b).

KEY: solid waste management, waste disposal

Date of Last Change: September 15, 2025

Notice of Continuation: November 30, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-104; 19-6-105; 19-6-108