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2 B# l. F" v# `: I/ J. u# H9 }0 S+ kSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river' Z8 G7 C7 H. o9 r
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM5 ~! {2 w1 P& f1 N9 _# ~8 y
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By The Canadian Press
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5 G* I3 Y: z) [! D7 hFORT 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.6 G; l* X# _$ i X( |. B
: S$ u& L N# e# Q3 mThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.
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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.
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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.' \2 q! P) H% g
6 o+ Z. u! ?0 n( QMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.0 h( w* B# _" r u
3 S) a0 O6 a* o$ A/ IThe 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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