Sense finds free water for my garden and yard

The high number of pump cycles got me wondering how much water the pump expels on each run cycle. So being curious, I cut the outbound water line (on the exterior of my house) and redirected it from dumping into the sewers into a 5 gallon bucket so I could capture and measure the water. After one run, it became apparent a 5 gallon bucket wasn't big enough so I substituted a plastic kiddie pool - several hours later I had a half full kiddie pool! I eventually narrowed the output down to 30-50 liters per cycle of the pump. Being conservative, that is approx. 18,000 liters of water in two months that is pumped down the sewer and wasted (300 cycles per month * 2 months * 30 liters) - that's easily enough water that I can irrigate my entire garden and yard for free (even during water restrictions). A summer monthly savings of about $130 per month on my water bill! I now have the sump pump redirected in the summer months into a 1,000 liter tank that I use to irrigate my yard from. If it’s as successful as I expect it to be this year, I plan to install another 1,000-2,000 liters of water storage capacity! Sense turned a basement sump pump from a potential liability to a water/money-saving device!