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0 c, B, x8 J$ s7 q% p0 rSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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By The Canadian Press2 N2 N+ I* F. S2 Q. M1 R
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& U5 H, N: v% `/ k* Y* t! A' [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.3 } B4 \! @& G) `0 a4 u2 `+ o
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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.7 H3 u! K# F& y$ V3 W1 G6 P; {' Q7 A
, o& T$ a+ S$ w5 RThe 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 v5 n' G( J9 r* k0 V+ _! E
: s4 P1 s; V+ M, G% a0 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.
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6 G, g& e8 F4 K- ^! }8 F+ h& \2 eThe 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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