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summitgarden
Villa Park, IL

March 6, 2008
10:13 PM

Post #4631808

My basement sump pump has a discharge pipe which shoots water onto my garden, only a few feet from the house. I am trying to re-route the water away from the house and was wondering if I could hold it in a rainbarrel to use later? This is a flower garden only, no edibles.
JasperDale
Long Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)

March 6, 2008
11:17 PM

Post #4632048

As long as there isn't anything rancid or toxic in the pump well, it should be ok...but I would be hesitant to use it on vegetables, like you said.

Somrtimes the water that sits below the intake of the sump pump can get pretty gnarly !

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