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0 W. F; z( k3 W! O& a; w8 T. ?. c& ?Suncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river( ?5 ~; W0 Z# T1 ?- a9 b1 U
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By The Canadian Press) S9 E8 t$ h3 ] [
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4 F! s3 r4 ^- @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.2 o L' r/ `/ h" ^( @, w W
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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.: i5 ]7 P$ s( g) g: D& Z1 F
: o% W) r9 I. p5 k. f+ QThe 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.4 U& a: E2 y# P4 r0 r5 u+ [
* i; C- G* w9 m6 A6 AMcCabe 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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