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H2 |; u) k# U( \* @/ n9 @& ESuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river- _ Y* e- M, J# ~4 m1 W& I
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0 c" T* Y7 [+ O, h: a0 k& v- p' dBy The Canadian Press) r7 ^2 [1 ?& O( S- q" `3 X- X
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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.
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' r0 q; Q0 w6 } v8 s: H# e+ C; GThe 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.: Q+ Q5 L6 ]& [$ q7 n5 n' `4 a
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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 x4 _ D8 ~- ], o0 Y5 l' r! r: G
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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.
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' x" F& E! l* M+ h4 bThe 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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