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/ G) H; a4 R( C5 b, h& bSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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5 r6 q& G( a9 q( A' d' t, Y5 |: R( Y0 GWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM2 D$ m, E# [* [. l
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By The Canadian Press
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8 x5 \7 J6 K/ Q* Z; ]) D5 {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.( g0 \# w- ]& Y3 ~" T$ r
6 E+ `6 p: I$ j+ RThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.& [% e7 |0 O0 j- ]
6 T [+ c: H+ U( E1 wThe 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 v9 t, g4 Q: l2 e* t1 [% C+ e9 C
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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.1 k/ ^0 z5 w# f9 V/ y8 ~
/ c# E$ K) T8 yMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.3 e' T6 v* w7 x/ 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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