NewbieOntario
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I have a sewage pit in the basement. This was concreted over for the last 30 years - and I only discovered it last year. When I broke the concrete, I found water in the pit. Seee picture. I have never seen water on the basement floor - but a contractor had once mentioned that it shows evidence of "hydrostatic pressure'. I ended up hooking up a temporary sump pump and it ran for most of the spring - then then pit went dry. The water seems to come from the botton of the pit. Its currently dry.
I am now in the process of installing the sewage basin and reasealing the pit. See picture.
My questions:
1. What will happen to the water when it comes back in the spring - now that I have a basin in the space?
I have had 3 suggestions:
1. Leave it and do nothing (but use some kind of cement to seal the bottom of the pit).
2. Trench the floor and connect to my current sump basin - about 25' away
3. Intall a sump pump next to this pit
Can you share your thoughts?
If I go with Option 1 - what kind of cement should I use?