Water from the top of my pool Tarp. Good for anything??

 I'm in Zone 5 and It's still one month if not 7 weeks maybe before I open my
pool.

In the mean time I've 4 months of snow water and ice that has melted on the
top of my closed pool.   Tons of leaves and other organic debris in the
water.    gallons upon gallons that starting to stink a bit now.  It's all
sitting onto of a tarp that separates the winter water from the pool water
of last September.

What effects would there be if I pump this onto my lawn or save some in
barrels for the gardening season which can't begin in these parts until May
1st?   Can this tarp water cause issues?

 

If you get closer it stinks A LOT!

Just like a cesspool.

It's got to be good for lawns but I wouldn't save it, it stinks.

It's better to keep the water off the cover as best you can.
I have an electric siphon that I use when the water isn't frozen.
I don't direct the siphon on to the lawn, mainly because the
ground is already saturated.

 On Apr 4, 9:24 am, des...@verizon.net wrote:

We've found that the earlier we get that water pumped off the
fewer mosquitos we have.  It's a grow yer own skeeters if
you don't pump it off  and clear the wet leaves.   We had
skeeters the size of airplanes a couple of years before we
learned.
Nan in DE

 

Yep, I never let it get that far.

Another tip:

The leaves are hard to remove, you can't walk on the cover or
anything.  I used to use the pool scoop but the leaves are too
heavy for the netting.

I few years back I thought I found the right tool, a pool
scoop with a heavy metal ring around it.  The heavy metal
ring endured, but the plastic attached didn't.

I kept the ring and attached aluminum window screen to the
loop.  I've been using that for a few years now to remove the
leaves.

 On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:24:47 -0400, despen@verizon.net wrote:


No way can I comprehend why any normal brained person living in the
north country needs an outdoor swimming pool, way too much aggrivation
and expense for the few measly hours each year it actually gets
used... only reason I can figure is snob appeal and/or more dollars
than brain cells... even dumber are those who live 15 minutes from the
ocean.  It's much, MUCH more intelligent to join the YMCA.