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/ P' T8 r8 V0 R" T- ]8 |8 p9 NSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river, f+ k, P' n; z- U
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. {) v5 t, W7 f4 vWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM: m# N J+ [ s# }
' w, ^) Y( i* o- aBy The Canadian Press! q6 d3 ?. R1 C: E/ n! G: i
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/ R0 A W4 b6 v. U: U* 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.# x6 A8 n2 i. R5 C% U( m
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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.+ D- Z; i4 t+ R# Y% R: H
2 Q! |, ^9 Z" g0 I; K: L+ F5 KThe 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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8 I7 D8 G# ?7 f8 W5 e0 GEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.' t9 l% Q* x2 B+ {, [9 _2 L# ~
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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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# H, Y: h0 P9 D- u6 s! i( S; fThe 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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