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& s6 K# t9 s2 \& {# Z+ FSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river, E4 J9 o) p' y& I
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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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.# S( ~& `' ]% U
7 q8 V. V1 {* |: s/ ]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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7 {7 Z: ?4 Z7 G! pThe 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.5 q# {( {& f7 K' H+ s' C; Y/ ]
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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.' I) p/ L; A9 }3 W% v4 M
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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.+ x$ |! i4 q2 p( U3 f
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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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