Evaluating the Risks of Surface Spills Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Activities to Groundwater Resources: a Modeling Study in the South Platte Alluvial Aquifer

Cynthia Kanno1, Molly McLaughlin2, Jens Blotevogel2, David Andrew Benson3, Thomas Borch4 and John E McCray1, (1)Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States, (2)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (3)Colorado School of Mines, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, (4)Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry, Fort Collins, United States