can sump pump discharge water be used in garden?

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summitgarden Villa Park, IL Mar 07, 2008

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.

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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Mar 07, 2008

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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