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Suncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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8 l ~ a- J6 d4 {2 kWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM. g( }/ C: M& y. j1 W( v5 W# y
. N' B/ B/ d# h( g5 n2 P( @By The Canadian Press2 v3 i( Y# B( n6 q
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FORT 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.8 B# j' {4 z) K
& r" i" d8 B2 ~. }7 L# dThe 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.2 ]$ |2 P+ o: m2 v! ]
" c0 s+ l6 Q6 \3 m' @6 bEnvironment 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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& n& y0 A+ B; S: jMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.% v: P3 Q5 I# S+ c
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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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