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' J6 ~' R& _/ P5 ]+ ?9 Q- E- uSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river d" [$ N/ n0 F7 p4 d
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM6 K; F4 Z) h: \
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By The Canadian Press' c# P+ t# j5 H! ~7 F
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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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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.2 u5 j& Z& w& {$ H3 ]; A
5 F2 W1 l1 P9 |+ HThe 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./ H2 _5 Z9 F3 l% {9 X& r
: {7 k h5 K. X: i EEnvironment 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.' r( A5 b) V- A5 F1 B# U
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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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