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! H% C+ k. e; z8 G/ H: MSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river: v- v5 ]: r, j- b$ O& U# W
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM8 _) a; p+ ?$ ]
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By The Canadian Press2 i- j# {" S% h; z) A
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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.' `. U% j& s+ f9 S# E g
9 L+ o; w! `, b2 G% k- b* VThe 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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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.: i3 \8 A& I9 c" }+ t7 R/ ~
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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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