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.