Saltwater in the grass?

[stereomandan]

With a septic system, you are kind of screwed. Unless you can have your sump pump discharge into some remote area you don't care about, or out to the street.

The sump pump is only supposed to be for removing excess water from the soil around the house though. Not salt water.

Dan

 

[Shnabbles]

What if i dug a 6-8 inch trench and put a PVC pipe in it that attached to the sump pumps exhaust... The PVC would be 30-40 feet long with holes drilled in it along the whole length so small amounts of water would leak out over a long stretch of yard so it wouldnt be a super amount of salt water in each location..

Im only doing 5 gallons a week now, but when the new tank is up ill probally be doing 20 gallons a week since it will be about 4 times the size..

The pond my house is a rain water run off collection area AKA pond lol... so even if i did it to the street it would eventually end up in the pond... only the sale might stain the street?

 

[graveyardworm]

I would doubt that 20 gals per week into your septic tank would cause any harm considering the hundreds of gals per day going in there. Thats alot of dilution, there is actually some components of the saltwater which are beneficial to the tank.

 

[SCR]

I don't know if you thought about it but your sink or pump may not like having salt water going threw it. Just a thought.

 

[salty joe]

I'd agree, except for an ETA where salt would accumulate in the ETA leachfield. Would not do the evergreens a bit of good.

 

[JamesJR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8284513#post8284513 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jgoodrich71
Yes it will kill the grass. It kind of depends on the soil. If you have sandy soil with good drainage, you may be able to get away with it, but you may still be taking the chance that you will never be able to grow any vegatation there again (without digging up the soil and replacing it).

My recommendation, don't. If you could run the piping into a storm water drainage, that wouold work, but depending on local codes, you may have to have a discharge permit.

I agree with him sort of. I think the type of soil you have does matter a lot. What about the amount of rainwater you are getting? If you get regular rain water it will dillute the salt. Besides a little salt is good for plants. If you don't believe me, look at the ingredient on many of the fertilizers.

 

[jamielind]

salt helps very few plants. yes its in chemical fertilizers but thats also why it will kill a plant if you aply too much. armys used to salt the fields of the people it invaded so they would starve. but if you put it deep enough it shouldnt affect the grass because the roots only go so deep. might affect the trees though. try to dump it on somewhere you dont want plants and dont want them in the future. i dump mine in my septic, dont know if its a good idea though.