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6 H: v& P) X) L, kSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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: u- n- |7 w4 }2 o9 Z3 W$ wBy 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.- a9 k: n; Z" x$ A% g) W% }
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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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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.2 g, M# C% B& r q5 L4 _ N
5 `* _/ B0 w0 \3 }: h; f C9 V) A/ mEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.3 M! B5 j& U& }* N& s
2 h: [3 _3 j* a" j* Z+ j& _- w6 CMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.: ]+ g- o K( u3 g m* T }
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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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