Brine migration from a flooded salt mine in the Genesee Valley Livingston County New York : geochemical modeling and simulation of variable density flow Hydrogeologic setting Mine flooding and aftermath Flooding and formation of rubble chimneys Water level recovery and migration of brine Interception of brine and saline water Geochemical modeling Inverse models Forward models Discussion of results from geochemical modeling Simulated migration of brine and saline water during recovery of water levels One dimensional flow Three dimensional flow Model design Model calibration Model results Discussion of results Simulated pumping of brine and saline water Model design Model results Model sensitivity Discussion of results Implications for future mitigation efforts Current conditions in the collapse area Considerations for future mitigation