CluelessNewbie wrote:
We've moved into a property and I am looking to start my first veggie
patch, but we discovered our sewage pipe has a small leak and so
sewage water has been leaking out of a small hole, approx 8 foot from
the veggie patch area and about 3 foot from our vine. Does this mean
all produce will be contaminated? How can we make the area safe for
growing again? Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Once the leak is fixed the excess microbes will be gone from the soil within
weeks. Unless your produce was in contact with sewerage it will not be
contaminated and you can still wash it and cook it. 8 foot from the vege
patch is unlikely to be a problem unless there was a flood, if the patch
wasn't wetted by sewerage no great number of bugs (more than usual) would
have got there. Keep in mind that your soil and the environment overall is
full of potentially dangerous microorganisms yet we manage to not drop dead
as we walk through the garden.

David