An official website of the United States government.
This is not the current EPA website. To navigate to the current EPA website, please go to www.epa.gov. This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. This website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. More information »
Property that is adjoining. Public rights-of-way (e.g., railroads, highways) do not prevent property from being considered contiguous. Property connected only by rights-of-way are not considered contiguous (e.g., two plants with a connecting pipeline).