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$ c' s5 H; v1 P0 q- kSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river/ t p7 y4 n# C4 E3 d& \( O
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; ^' Y$ X1 u) U. w2 l2 tWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM- b2 W+ D' b; l
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By The Canadian Press
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/ _) S6 f9 x/ d1 n. V9 PFORT 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.& ` M- |! F8 c6 {# p; }. w
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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." ^- E9 Z% H9 |7 h
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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.) m% L8 ] T0 R& C" 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.
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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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