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2 j4 F- z$ k. a! O" _7 rSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river0 M2 W) C& E7 [! r
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM% [1 h6 Q9 k' X' F2 m+ W$ w/ [- h
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By The Canadian Press
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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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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.' V0 _8 t% F+ Y" y3 x! @1 z
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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.3 y2 G4 W4 [! _0 ?4 P2 e( b
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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.( W. R0 H7 L- X3 [2 G6 _) r m
) }" U( H6 O/ h4 `- y$ p1 l8 E" J: p, TMcCabe 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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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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