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30 TAC Chapter 1

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/31/15	Cover History Index	Purpose of Rules, General Provisions

30 TAC Chapter 3

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
06/30/02	Cover History Index	Definitions

30 TAC Chapter 5

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/13/03	Cover History Index	Advisory Committees
10/08/02		Subchapter A: Purpose
03/13/03		Subchapter B: Advisory Committees
10/08/02		Subchapter C: Advisory Groups

30 TAC Chapter 7

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
08/22/19	Cover History Index	Memoranda of Understanding

30 TAC Chapter 9

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
11/24/16	Cover History Index	Training
03/27/03		Subchapter A: Training for Commissioners
11/24/16		Subchapter B: Employee Training and Education

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30 TAC Chapter 10

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/27/03	Cover History Index	Commission Meetings

30 TAC Chapter 11

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
11/08/18	Cover History Index	Contracts
11/08/18		Subchapter A: Historically Underutilized Business Program
04/19/07		Subchapter B: Protest Procedures for Vendors
11/08/18		Subchapter C: Bid Opening and Tabulation
09/11/14		Subchapter D: Resolution of Contract Claims
12/08/16		Subchapter E: Contract Monitoring Roles and Responsibilities

30 TAC Chapter 12

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/30/00	Cover History Index	Payment of Fees

30 TAC Chapter 14

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
09/11/14	Cover History Index	Grants

30 TAC Chapter 15

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/12/01	Cover History Index	Fleet Vehicle Management

30 TAC Chapter 17

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
08/28/14	Cover History Index	Tax Relief for Property Used for Environmental Protection

30 TAC Chapter 18

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
08/28/14	Cover History Index	Rollback Relief for Pollution Control Requirements

30 TAC Chapter 19

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
11/11/10	Cover History Index	Electronic Reporting; Electronic Transmission of Information by Commission
11/11/10		Subchapter A: General Provisions
03/15/07		Subchapter B: Electronic Reporting Requirements
07/10/08		Subchapter C: Use Of Electronic Reporting
11/11/10		Subchapter D: Electronic Transmission by Commission

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30 TAC Chapter 20

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/31/15	Cover History Index	Rulemaking

30 TAC Chapter 21

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/30/09	Cover History Index	Water Quality Fees

30 TAC Chapter 25

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
10/07/10	Cover History Index	Environmental Testing Laboratory Accreditation and Certification
10/07/10		Subchapter A: General Provisions
10/07/10		Subchapter B: Environmental Testing Laboratory Accreditation
07/19/06		Subchapter C: Environmental Testing Laboratory Certification

30 TAC Chapter 30

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
09/29/16	Cover History Index	Occupational Licenses and Registrations
09/29/16		Subchapter A: Administration of Occupational Licenses and Registrations
09/27/07		Subchapter B: Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers
09/29/16		Subchapter C: Customer Service Inspectors
09/29/16		Subchapter D: Landscape Irrigators, Irrigation Technicians, and Irrigation Inspectors
09/27/07		Subchapter E: Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Corrective Action Project Managers and Specialist
01/06/11		Subchapter F: Municipal Solid Waste Facility Supervisors
09/29/16		Subchapter G: On-Site Sewage Facilities Installers, Apprentices, Designated Representatives, Maintenance Providers, Maintenance Technicians, and Site Evaluators
09/29/16		Subchapter H: Water Treatment Specialists
09/29/16		Subchapter I: Underground Storage Tank On-Site Supervisor Licensing and Contractor Registration
09/29/16		Subchapter J: Wastewater Operators and Operations Companies
09/29/16		Subchapter K: Public Water System Operators and Operations Companies
09/29/16		Subchapter L: Visible Emissions Evaluator Training and Certification

30 TAC Chapter 33

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/10/98	Cover History Index	Consolidated Permit Processing
12/10/98		Subchapter A: Purpose and Applicability
12/10/98		Subchapter B: General Provisions
12/10/98		Subchapter C: Consolidated Permit Processing

30 TAC Chapter 35

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/03/19	Cover History Index	Emergency and Temporary Orders and Permits; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit Conditions
12/10/98		Subchapter A: Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions
12/10/98		Subchapter B: Authority of Executive Director
03/24/16		Subchapter C: General Provisions
05/15/11		Subchapter D: Emergency Suspension of Beneficial Inflows
01/03/19		Subchapter E: Emergency Orders for Utilities
12/10/98		Subchapter F: Water Quality Emergency and Temporary Orders
12/10/98		Subchapter G: Solid Waste And Uranium By-product Emergency Orders
12/10/98		Subchapter H: Radioactive Substances And Materials Emergency Orders
12/10/98		Subchapter I: Storage Tank Emergency Orders
12/10/98		Subchapter J: Imminent And Substantial Endangerment
07/20/06		Subchapter K: Air Orders
07/19/02		Subchapter L: On-site Sewage Facilities

30 TAC Chapter 36

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
05/03/12	Cover History Index	Suspension or Adjustment of Water Rights During Drought or Emergency Water Shortage

30 TAC Chapter 37

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/03/19	Cover History Index	Financial Assurance
01/30/03		Subchapter A: General Financial Assurance Requirements
02/12/03		Subchapter B: Financial Assurance Requirements for Closure, Post Closure, and Corrective Action
09/14/06		Subchapter C: Financial Assurance Mechanisms for Closure, Post Closure, and Corrective Action
09/14/06		Subchapter D: Wording of the Mechanisms for Closure, Post Closure, and Corrective Action
03/21/00		Subchapter E: Financial Assurance Requirements for Liability Coverage
02/12/03		Subchapter F: Financial Assurance Mechanisms for Liability
02/12/03		Subchapter G: Wording of the Mechanisms for Liability
05/08/08		Subchapter I: Financial Assurance for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Systems
11/04/04		Subchapter J: Financial Assurance for Recycling Facilities
02/12/03		Subchapter K: Financial Assurance Requirements for Class A or B Petroleum-substance Contaminated Soil Storage, Treatment, and Reuse Facilities
02/12/03		Subchapter L: Financial Assurance for Used Oil Recycling
02/12/03		Subchapter M: Financial Assurance Requirements for Scrap Tire Sites
03/21/00		Subchapter N: Financial Assurance Requirements for the Texas Risk Reduction Program Rules
01/03/19		Subchapter O: Financial Assurance for Public Drinking Water Systems
03/21/04		Subchapter P: Financial Assurance for Hazardous and Non-hazardous Industrial Solid Waste Facilities
02/12/03		Subchapter Q: Financial Assurance for Underground Injection Control Wells
09/14/06		Subchapter R: Financial Assurance for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
03/12/09		Subchapter S: Financial Assurance for On Site Disposal of Radioactive Substances and Commercial Norm Disposal
06/25/15		Subchapter T: Financial Assurance for Radioactive Substances and Aquifer Restoration
02/12/03		Subchapter U: Financial Assurance for Medical Waste Transporters
12/13/10		Subchapter V: Financial Assurance for Class B Sewage Sludge for Land Application Units
08/03/06		Subchapter W: Financial Assurance for Quarries
10/16/08		Subchapter X: Financial Assurance Requirements for Brine Evaporation Pits

30 TAC Chapter 39

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
05/31/18	Cover History Index	Public Notice
12/07/00		Subchapter A: Applicability and General Provisions
06/24/10		Subchapter B: Public Notice of Solid Waste Applications
09/23/99		Subchapter C: Public Notice of Water Quality Applications
09/23/99		Subchapter D: Public Notice of Air Quality Applications
12/07/00		Subchapter E: Public Notice of Other Specific Applications
09/23/99		Subchapter G: Public Notice for Applications for Consolidated Permits
05/31/18		Subchapter H: Applicability and General Provisions
06/24/10		Subchapter I: Public Notice of Solid Waste Applications
06/24/10		Subchapter J: Public Notice of Water Quality Applications and Water Quality Management Plans
05/31/18		Subchapter K: Public Notice of Air Quality Permit Applications
05/19/16		Subchapter L: Public Notice of Injection Well and Other Specific Applications
06/24/10		Subchapter M: Public Notice for Radioactive Material Licenses
01/30/03		Subchapter N: Public Notice of Post-closure Orders
12/08/16		Subchapter O: Public Notice for Marine Seawater Desalination Projects

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30 TAC Chapter 40

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
06/06/96	Cover History Index	Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure

30 TAC Chapter 50

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/03/19	Cover History Index	Action on Applications and Other Authorizations
09/23/99		Subchapter A: Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions
02/03/00		Subchapter B: Action by the Commission
01/03/19		Subchapter C: Action by the Executive Director
09/23/99		Subchapter E: Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions
12/31/15		Subchapter F: Action by the Commission
01/03/19		Subchapter G: Action by the Executive Director

30 TAC Chapter 55

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/03/19	Cover History Index	Requests for Reconsideration and Contested Case Hearings; Public Comment
01/03/19		Subchapter A: Applicability and Definitions
01/03/19		Subchapter B: Hearing Requests, Public Comment
01/03/19		Subchapter D: Applicability and Definitions
05/31/18		Subchapter E: Public Comment and Public Meetings
12/31/15		Subchapter F: Requests for Reconsideration or Contested Case Hearing
01/03/19		Subchapter G: Requests for Contested Case Hearing and Public Comment on Certain Applications

30 TAC Chapter 60

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/19/12	Cover History Index	Compliance History

30 TAC Chapter 70

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/31/15	Cover History Index	Enforcement
12/31/15		Subchapter A: Enforcement Generally
07/07/99		Subchapter B: Mandatory Enforcement Hearings
12/31/15		Subchapter C: Enforcement Referrals to SOAH
08/04/04		Subchapter D: Criminal Enforcement Review

30 TAC Chapter 80

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/03/19	Cover History Index	Contested Case Hearings
01/03/19		Subchapter A: General Rules
01/03/19		Subchapter C: Hearing Procedures
05/03/12		Subchapter D: Discovery
08/16/18		Subchapter F: Post Hearing Procedures

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30 TAC Chapter 86

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/10/01	Cover History Index	Special Provisions for Contested Case Hearings
06/06/96		Subchapter A: General
06/06/96		Subchapter B: Water Rights Adjudication
06/06/96		Subchapter D: Appeals of City Actions Relating to Water Pollution Control and Abatement Outside the Corporate Limits of a City

30 TAC Chapter 90

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/19/12	Cover History Index	Innovative Programs
07/19/12		Subchapter A: Incentive Programs

30 TAC Chapter 91

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/29/06	Cover History Index	Alternative Public Notice and Public Participation Requirements for Specific Designated Facilities
03/29/06		Subchapter A: Purpose and Applicability
03/29/06		Subchapter B: Public Notice and Public Participation

30 TAC Chapter 101

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
10/12/17	Cover History Index	General Air Quality Rules
07/28/16		Subchapter A: General Rules
06/12/13		Subchapter B: Failure to Attain Fee
06/24/10		Subchapter C: Voluntary Supplemental Leak Detection Program
11/24/16		Subchapter F: Emissions Events and Scheduled Maintenance, Startup, and Shutdown Activities
10/12/17		Subchapter H: Emissions Banking and Trading
11/13/14		Subchapter J: Expedited Permitting

30 TAC Chapter 106

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/19/18	Cover History Index	Permits by Rule
04/17/14		Subchapter A: General Requirements
06/30/04		Subchapter B: Registration Fees for New Permits by Rule
09/03/09		Subchapter C: Domestic and Comfort Heating and Cooling
09/03/09		Subchapter D: Analysis and Testing
03/07/13		Subchapter E: Aggregate and Pavement
09/04/00		Subchapter F: Animal Confinement
11/01/01		Subchapter G: Combustion
09/03/09		Subchapter I: Manufacturing
09/04/00		Subchapter J: Food Preparation and Processing
11/01/03		Subchapter K: General
10/07/10		Subchapter L: Feed, Fiber and Fertilizer
09/03/09		Subchapter M: Metallurgy
09/04/00		Subchapter N: Mixers, Blenders, and Packaging
09/10/13		Subchapter O: Oil and Gas
09/04/00		Subchapter P: Plant Operations
09/04/00		Subchapter Q: Plastics and Rubber
09/03/09		Subchapter R: Service Industries
09/04/00		Subchapter S: Surface Coating
11/01/01		Subchapter T: Surface Preparation
09/04/00		Subchapter U: Tanks, Storage, and Loading
07/19/18		Subchapter V: Thermal Control Devices
08/16/12		Subchapter W: Turbines and Engines
03/23/06		Subchapter X: Waste Processes and Remediation

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30 TAC Chapter 111

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
08/03/17	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution From Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter
02/16/12		Subchapter A: Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter
08/03/17		Subchapter B: Outdoor Burning

30 TAC Chapter 112

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
07/16/97	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution from Sulfur Compounds

30 TAC Chapter 113

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/29/16	Cover History Index	Standards of Performance for Hazardous Air Pollutants and for Designated Facilities and Pollutants
06/11/00		Subchapter A: Definitions
02/04/99		Subchapter B: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (FCAA §112, 40 CFR Part 61)
12/29/16		Subchapter C: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories (FCAA, §112, 40 CFR Part 63)
05/14/06		Subchapter D: Designated Facilities and Pollutants
10/20/02		Subchapter E: Consolidated Federal Air Rules (CAR): Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) {FCAA, §112, 40 CFR Part 65}

30 TAC Chapter 114

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
04/26/18	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles
03/09/17		Subchapter A: Definitions
03/06/14		Subchapter B: Motor Vehicle Anti-tampering Requirements
03/09/17		Subchapter C: Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance; Low Income Vehicle Repair Assistance, Retrofit, and Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program; and Early Action Compact Counties
12/29/16		Subchapter D: Oxygen Requirements for Gasoline
7/19/07		Subchapter G: Transportation Planning
12/29/16		Subchapter H: Low Emission Fuels
11/18/04		Subchapter I: Non-Road Engines
08/30/12		Subchapter J: Operational Controls for Motor Vehicles
04/26/18		Subchapter K: Mobile Source Incentive Programs

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30 TAC Chapter 115

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
01/05/17	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
06/25/15		Subchapter A: Definitions
01/05/17		Subchapter B: General Volatile Organic Compound Sources
06/25/15		Subchapter C: Volatile Organic Compound Transfer Operations
06/25/15		Subchapter D: Petroleum Refining, Natural Gas Processing, and Petrochemical Processes
06/25/15		Subchapter E: Solvent-Using Processes
06/25/15		Subchapter F: Miscellaneous Industrial Sources
03/04/10		Subchapter G: Consumer-Related Sources
06/24/10		Subchapter H: Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds
05/16/10		Subchapter J: Administrative Provisions

30 TAC Chapter 116

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
11/22/18	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification
07/31/14		Subchapter A: Definitions
11/22/18		Subchapter B: New Source Review Permits
11/22/18		Subchapter C: Plant-wide Applicability Limits
11/22/18		Subchapter D: Permit Renewals
02/01/06		Subchapter E: Hazardous Air Pollutants: Regulations Governing Constructed or Reconstructed Major Sources (FCAA, §112(g), 40 CFR Part 63)
11/22/18		Subchapter F: Standard Permits
07/31/14		Subchapter G: Flexible Permits
02/19/04		Subchapter H: Permits for Grandfathered Facilities
09/12/02		Subchapter I: Electric Generating Facility Permits
10/20/02		Subchapter J: Multiple Plant Permits
02/01/06		Subchapter K: Emergency Orders
03/29/06		Subchapter L: Permits for Specific Designated Facilities
02/01/07		Subchapter M: Best Available Retrofit Technology (Bart)

30 TAC Chapter 117

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
06/25/15	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen Compounds
06/25/15		Subchapter A: Definitions
06/25/15		Subchapter B: Combustion Control at Major Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas
06/25/15		Subchapter C: Combustion Control at Major Utility Electric Generation Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas
05/02/13		Subchapter D: Combustion Control at Minor Sources In Ozone Nonattainment Areas
04/19/12		Subchapter E: Multi-Region Combustion Control
06/14/07		Subchapter F: Acid Manufacturing
06/25/15		Subchapter G: General Monitoring and Testing Requirements
06/25/15		Subchapter H: Administrative Provisions

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30 TAC Chapter 118

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/05/00	Cover History Index	Control of Air Pollution Episodes

30 TAC Chapter 122

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
11/22/18	Cover History Index	Federal Operating Permits Program
02/23/17		Subchapter A: Definitions
11/22/18		Subchapter B: Permit Requirements
11/22/18		Subchapter C: Initial Permit Issuances, Revisions, Reopenings, and Renewals
11/22/18		Subchapter D: Public Announcement, Public Notice, Affected State Review, Notice and Comment Hearing, Notice of Proposed Final Action, EPA Review, and Public Petition
02/23/17		Subchapter E: Acid Rain Permits
11/22/18		Subchapter F: General Operating Permits
12/11/02		Subchapter G: Periodic Monitoring and Compliance Assurance Monitoring

30 TAC Chapter 205

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
08/15/02	Cover History Index	General Permits for Waste Discharges
08/15/02		Subchapter A: General Permits for Waste Discharges

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30 TAC Chapter 210

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/29/16	Cover History Index	Use of Reclaimed Water
02/12/97		Subchapter A: General Provisions
02/12/97		Subchapter B: General Requirements for the Production, Conveyance, and Use of Reclaimed Water
11/26/09		Subchapter C: Quality Criteria and Specific Uses for Reclaimed Water
02/12/97		Subchapter D: Alternative and Pre-existing Reclaimed Water Systems
12/11/02		Subchapter E: Special Requirements for Use of Industrial Reclaimed Water
12/29/16		Subchapter F: Use of Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water

30 TAC Chapter 213

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
03/31/11	Cover History Index	Edwards Aquifer
04/24/08		Subchapter A: Edwards Aquifer in Medina, Bexar, Comal, Kinney, Uvalde, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties
04/24/08		Subchapter B: Contributing Zone to the Edwards Aquifer in Medina, Bexar, Comal, Kinney, Uvalde, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties
03/31/11		Subchapter C: Discharge of Pesticides

30 TAC Chapter 214

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
06/12/02	Cover History Index	Secondary Containment Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems Located Over Certain Aquifers

30 TAC Chapter 216

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
02/07/02	Cover History Index	Water Quality Performance Standards for Urban Development
03/09/99		Subchapter B: Municipal Water Pollution Control and Abatement

30 TAC Chapter 217

Effective Date	Cover, History, & Index	Title
12/04/15	Cover History Index	Design Criteria for Domestic Wastewater Systems
12/04/15		Subchapter A: Administrative Requirements
12/04/15		Subchapter B: Wastewater Treatment Facility Design Requirements
12/04/15		Subchapter C: Conventional Collection Systems
12/04/15		Subchapter D: Alternative Collection Systems
12/04/15		Subchapter E: Preliminary Treatment Units
12/04/15		Subchapter F: Activated Sludge Systems
12/04/15		Subchapter G: Fixed Film and Filtration Units
12/04/15		Subchapter H: Natural Treatment Units
12/04/15		Subchapter J: