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, |4 Q& s1 j, A* dSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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6 U" C5 O1 ]$ ^# ]# pWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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/ a' F) k5 Z5 v5 d6 ?# vBy The Canadian Press3 L" d$ q+ Q2 m1 S b
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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.
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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.3 ^6 w$ k. D4 P, V! S
: ~, M1 u6 s" Z! XThe 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. G. s$ ], ~8 j8 M, s0 {
" |* F" m& t1 e6 N0 N; y/ kMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.% }7 Y( [ c' [& K0 ^
$ s J( Q5 y: F' v1 }( {0 TThe 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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