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' R. A0 i @. ?3 y7 J t7 ~! F% sSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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' ]. [! U. W; ^, x5 I4 GBy The Canadian Press/ Z+ v( g* O2 h( v
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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.9 \5 W" |4 s: `4 n2 A$ s
6 j% b4 k" x7 Q3 ?/ QThe 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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% Q) Q1 h E: d" mThe 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.5 _* [( \* E! I9 o/ D+ Y
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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.0 q0 H/ F, W- U5 a% z8 A
7 D3 C* ?/ {2 Z( D/ t8 Y# D* mMcCabe 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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0 B$ t+ W6 l; d! T) @0 g/ v% `0 MThe 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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