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If he was going to do it it would be an $80 000 job. Most of the pumps "should" be able to handle silt, so long as it's not sitting in the silt, a good pump will have stand offs or little legs, or even the inlet side up higher.It would be easier to scoop out some silt occasionally as opposed to...

I'd dig it wider and backfill with peagravel, hopefully the pump can handle silt and where you are pumping it to.

Yup, makes logical sense, but not permitted up here, even if it had check valve and a substantial drop, still not allowed. Stupid. But People still plumb it as you described.

Can't do that up here, required two separate systems, to keep back flow of crap seeping into foundation.

Hey! I rebuild/repair sewage/effluent pumps. Deal is it comes to my shop washed and it'll be soaked in bleach for 2 days before I touch it, with gloves. Biggest one I rewound was 100hp, that moved alot of shit.

Hmmm, see water.... drive a sand point and water the lawn and garden with it. I have water 10ft down, drove a point, feeds the shop, outside and toilet. Saves on city water use.

Upgrade, go for hydraulic cement! And pounder 'er in.

I actually fixed a couple of vintage water powered sump pumps, no electricity, they were somewhat common around here back in the day. New version. http://valves.pentair.com/valves/products/instrumentation_equipment/jet_pumps/index.aspx?id=tcm:106-11520-16&catid=tcm:106-11518-1024

I'd do both, sump pit as back up to outdoor landscaping and tile to reroute water. Drill test hole in the floor, will tell you what you up against.