Does anyone have any insight into these images? They were taken on an inspection today, the pit is located in the basement along an exterior wall. There is water in the bottom, maybe 1/8" and no drain or inlet into the pit. The pit appears to be made of what looks like a clay flue liner, there is no evidence of ever having a sump pump in the pit.
I almost bought a house in Hall Montana. The water table there was just a few feet below grade. The house had a very tight crawl space mostly above grade. From the floor access in the house you could see a pit similar to this with a pump it. I don’t know how deep it was. My assumption was during spring run off the water rose enough to warrant running a pump.
Site manufactured sump pit. Gravity gray water diversion.
Typically/usually at the lowest point in the slab.
Missing cover/lid.
Nothing unusual.
You can note the high water mark as compared to slab.