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' s0 q3 E' Q; [" O3 qSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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6 \. Z- ~: e+ v: QWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM$ @: q3 `* c8 E9 l- h+ \1 ~
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By The Canadian Press
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& Q4 I" m. ^. v" [, rFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) and two of its contractors are headed to court next month after being charged with dumping partially-treated sewage from two work camps into a northern Alberta river.: b/ x: O/ Q0 N# R
5 y. X: A# o; R" G2 k+ N O. JThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.
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The charges laid last year under Alberta's Environmental Protection Act include failing to properly treat wastewater and providing false or misleading information to the environment ministry.5 x) A8 W9 F# @* m. y7 ?- D
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Environment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.7 D/ [8 d% B$ ~9 G/ Q) I, k
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McCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.
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The nearest downstream community is Fort MacKay, but a spokesman for the aboriginal settlement said the 600 residents take their water from another river that's not connected to the Athabasca. |
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