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Brine Well Provides Salt Needed for Softening
Author(s) -
Valentine Lawrence
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1984.tb00143.x
Subject(s) - brine , softening , environmental science , water softening , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , materials science , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry
In 1966, the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, whose water treatment plant has an average capacity of 6 mgd, used approximately 10 mil lb (4.5 mil kg) of salt, costing $45,000, to regenerate synthetic zeolite for water softening. This article describes the drilling and development of a brine well to be used as a source of the needed salt solution. Technical aspects and development costs of the brine treatment unit are detailed. At current production and use rates, the salt well represents an annual savings of $234,000 per year.