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( J3 i! \& u3 \Suncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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By The Canadian Press9 ~- [9 r+ N4 ~/ A$ r
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# W8 U$ V9 ~- K7 s/ t- y7 Y! TFORT 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., h! H9 f/ T$ O3 p
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The contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants., [# D: I* J* w% Q' c- v2 N
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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.
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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.
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* k$ h0 m- B3 dMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.+ P9 m: L- D! f7 u9 v7 z, `7 Y
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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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