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Suncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river/ J' S8 e$ \3 c6 S: a# e, d7 |
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* c3 u d4 b; e& h/ ?Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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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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" A# Q. x( o+ g, n1 {/ _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 a% l' V8 x3 a! Z
9 H5 g9 ]. b" {7 l& D2 Z2 A- NThe 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( u8 @- Y# b! t+ }% 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.
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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.4 d+ K( ^( {9 r% D( _
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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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