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Does Pool Backwash Harm Trees?

Sarah Jenkins • • 7 min read
Does Pool Backwash Harm Trees?

Swimming Pool Water Harms Plants
Swimming pool water contains chemicals, especially chlorine, that can harm your trees and landscape plants when water drains and floods the area. ... Too much chlorinated water
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John Laing Leal (May 5, 1858 – March 13, 1914) was a physician and water treatment expert who, in 1908, was responsible for conceiving and implementing the first disinfection of a U.S. drinking water supply using chlorine.
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all at once can even kill trees. It doesn't take much chlorine for damage to occur.

Can I backwash my pool into my garden?

And what happens to this water? Traditionally it is allowed to drain away into the garden or ends up running down the street. Despite some pools designed to allow the water to drain off into the road, the water is not permitted to enter the storm drains as the treated water can harm the local waterways.

Is pool water safe for trees?

A: Using pool water for landscape irrigation is pretty easy. Chlorine naturally dissipates into the air and out of your pool water when exposed to sunlight. ... When its chlorine level dips below 0.5 parts per million, the water is safe for most trees.

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