![]() If the water keeps coming in, even though the weather has been reasonably dry, here’s what you do. (Make sure that while pumping out this water that you pump at least 50′ away from the pool, to prevent “recycling” of the water back underneath the pool.) De-watering Solutions: Usually you can pump it out and it doesn’t come back, but sometimes the water seems to come back in as quickly as you can pump it out. It usually happens while digging an 8′ deep pool, and at 6 or 7 feet – you hit water. Water issues from a high water table, encountered during excavation, is the main topic of this blog post. Dealing with High Water Table around your Inground Pool: The water would hit this and flow down and out the pitched end. What this is would be a V shape cut in the ground with a pitch away to one end of the pool. Another way to combat surface runoff water is to cut a swale into the ground before your pool patio. Now, when the water flows towards your pool it will hit your drainage area and flow around to the end of the pool. Top this with a perforated drain pipe and then another layer of stone before backfilling the trench, slightly lower than the surrounding ground. Small retaining walls with french drains can be installed, or you can dig a 18″ deep trench next to the pool deck and cover with a few inches of 3/4 in. If your pool area is lower than the ground around it you will need to provide a route for the water to go around, not into or under, your swimming pool. Dealing with Surface Run-Off around your Inground Pool: Don’t let this scare you, there are solutions for these that you can take care of yourself. Or, there can be issues with surface ground water, flowing towards your future pool. ![]() It only happens rarely, but sometimes when digging inground swimming pools you may discover a high water table.
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