What is a Dutch Well in relationship to a sump pump?

Answer 1

You probably are thinking of a dry well? That is a pit or a perforated barrel filled with gravel. The water from the sump pump enters the "dry well" and soaks into the ground.

You would not want to drain the water from a sump pump into a dry well though. That water you are pumping came from the ground. If you put it right back into the ground you will just get it back in your basement.

Sump pumps should drain away from the house. If you have a street with gutters or a storm sewer you should drain it into that. If you have no other option drain that water as far away from the house as possible.

Answer 2

I have never heard of a "dutch well". But it could be the plastic barrel that's sunk into the floor with rocks lining the bottom to keep the dirt out and to allow the water to drain in. Most sump pumps when properly installed in a basement will have whats called a french drain. What that consist of is 4" perforated corrugated pipe that's run along the foundation inside and most times outside of the house. This runs into the sump pit, draining off the water from the basement keeping it dry.

Answer 3

Could be just a sump in the ground or a sump that also allows ground water to enter and then get pumped out.