 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capre ... nds_sewage_dumped_17 u* i1 V7 Q# G% x- r% v$ S
& z" E# |9 U) H" D( w5 ~0 p) rSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river- k: I! \. i) D" j2 J) k" Q# m8 U
$ V, L7 U. A$ \- L' N9 ]0 |
Module body4 e* f- v, Q: ?$ D
7 I% H" B! n* K$ g, V }" H- MWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM6 X- I' X) Z& E: m
7 [% G/ h& B! S% g# ?) m) @
By The Canadian Press7 g4 Y& h; S: B
ADVERTISEMENT" }- c! W, U5 o6 ~/ _
: x M; k6 T3 n, Z
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 T# L, ?- _8 v+ P$ O
/ K5 u0 Y. m$ q: a a+ 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.2 H9 U: u0 a" V3 C
6 |1 T: S4 n! \* _1 Q
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.0 l4 Z1 T3 Y) `* F1 P2 Y" T9 F6 V
/ X7 U) `5 V7 T B
Environment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.6 _/ U0 ]8 f4 V4 P% ~. [9 t
- H( H s2 i3 {. mMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.
2 s9 I A8 c5 D: _+ D$ H: W
6 [ n4 A a- {6 oThe 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. |
|