 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capre ... nds_sewage_dumped_1
% N! I5 S+ R% u# _% U
; z' o' H, J& o! B$ T U% oSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river! O$ q/ s4 X/ ?2 q) @7 e: H
8 q$ I' D3 X. c! g6 W; J0 N7 Z+ q1 Q/ `
Module body
6 B5 o. n& ?/ s3 C6 k, A, s z9 ]8 m1 O
Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
/ i' g4 K3 Z9 y+ w2 r F8 F& d4 Y" K6 m7 R" N7 ?0 ]' [# O
By The Canadian Press3 l& a+ x1 Z3 x9 R% G/ d* f* l
ADVERTISEMENT
/ @( E# z& u; h3 J; D4 p7 ]* o% ^' ?8 B: I$ 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.
C) h# o2 z) `
]- n! d5 a" N0 _( T$ s0 UThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.
- b+ `& E' p( K M3 w1 s( Q* L- Y! p/ T# C
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.( Q& E& @) j3 x: b$ X
( X. d# [- h0 ^- v7 hEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.
; V( |4 E, x9 g8 E- D4 H4 W( w: w6 a C
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.% }# k. c0 h$ \
6 ~% ^, f+ u b% L! p# l: x6 d3 k
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. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-3-11 18:15
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-3-11 19:33
