 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capre ... nds_sewage_dumped_1# M4 ]. ?; o+ T/ C
+ p4 a. j/ e7 n% Y( C' GSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
9 f$ z5 c9 J8 l+ y7 X
8 |/ n! j1 T) N; }* aModule body
2 }8 D. Y5 O! `% _
3 D9 w+ X3 k+ R* R/ xWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM& c- {( q& Y P" T! @" c5 u# X1 o" s9 B0 w
0 S- q$ b/ U }9 E9 j1 iBy The Canadian Press
$ k/ m% `1 ?+ q+ d) A& x9 eADVERTISEMENT* [5 B3 u- k ]7 F7 R
# ]6 ^9 B4 R2 J! f7 x E% ]9 KFORT 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 P! q' o5 o9 m1 R H
* I, n' d6 }- u3 v: i1 ]9 z$ D
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.
- ?. j/ q* Z4 F1 S/ s( J" A# H5 I; C. u f! t
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.
, T% |: F4 t6 [. Q, M" r5 ^; w
$ s( h* {8 I$ ]% V G3 ?6 [% y. wEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River./ D& b3 R! T( {( @% P
3 @5 v& _8 L: M* O3 V8 UMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.1 ?# L. W% U2 m) `' [
- Q+ o/ F+ q% e# F7 D; e+ x0 h" Y
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. |
|