 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capre ... nds_sewage_dumped_1: `+ L6 n2 o% q2 b
' {( R) {& e V" qSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
S: E% `: E7 f5 ^5 u0 Y! h
9 g0 F3 j6 c( L& |0 u# eModule body- S& z( g9 n6 S' N7 ], \+ U
/ V: L' S' _4 N- e$ ] VWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
# t) V2 W; F/ m! p# `6 f8 |8 W$ @4 R- C( U0 Q7 D. C. x9 ~% m
By The Canadian Press' D: [' b0 A* H/ Y3 t8 }
ADVERTISEMENT
+ ~, f. ?% \' }% @% ^: J, ?1 b! n$ Q
" s0 ^+ l F/ E+ q4 I8 mFORT 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.7 v X# y; q& h5 m4 S$ W/ }
$ K0 I4 d$ W7 b% tThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.
6 u) R' T' E2 L# Q& H
1 w6 w4 E9 p0 t& X# @1 oThe 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.* o: ?) M: w, m5 g6 y: q2 ^/ k* C' |
3 `) R, s! l8 ? P! M
Environment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River., ]8 j6 m6 D. o$ f
: q4 ^- R$ X* X$ M2 Y+ }( z* O! o
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.
( L3 [) _7 p0 p, B+ ^4 ~8 k y
4 G; D) @/ `% v+ p$ \( j- lThe 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
