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3 \' V! G. A! P. _6 Y. JSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river. Z+ c: c, |% c, w7 Q8 P; n
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- S% u$ v6 @) E9 `Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press, F( |: A& \$ n& x9 M7 ~
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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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1 m" H) f0 K" e0 ] y/ K& CThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.0 w9 s# v3 c( m1 |) s! x% Z
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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 f. U( t) S" |; a
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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.
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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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