The order directs the company to:

  • Immediately suspend operations, contain the release and prevent it from spreading.
  • Identify anyone who may be affected by the release and make sure they are notified.
  • Control access to the site.
  • Collect water and soil samples from the site for analysis.
  • Develop a wildlife mitigation plan and detailed delineation and remediation plan.
  • Develop daily public reports and publish them to the Journey Energy Inc. website.
  • Submit daily updates to the AER.
  • Submit a final report to the AER.

Much of the required work has already begun. Orders are not enforcement; they are remedial orders directing the company to provide plans to ensure that the environment is remediated.

On 28 June 2017, the AER was notified by Journey that a pipeline release had occurred. A second release was reported to the AER on 29 June 2017. There have been impacts to a local waterway and local wildlife may also have been affected.

An investigation is currently underway.