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8 W- d- H" K2 w& U& w! JSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river4 \, w; Z; q! j. C7 y
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" t9 J1 V2 s$ @+ [Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM- v0 H: K! M3 l: \
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' A: h" c6 x/ \3 G) tFORT 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.0 o! Z& Q3 }1 q6 M6 R- r
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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.
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" c8 o6 H- G8 Q0 hThe 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.+ v1 T% g, `6 O q4 h3 q; x
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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.5 ?) \, B( J8 d- L% o
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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./ R. ~" @( J" L/ @. C; c# J' v! m
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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. |
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