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I don't know that the water table is at issue, we are on a hilltop elevation of 70 feet; I think it is just surface water collecting around the pool after strong rains with nowhere to go that is causing havoc. We have a 1000 square foot patio, built of pavers on sand, abutting the pool opposite...

Thanks for the response; is there any concern that moving too much surface water from around the pool might desiccate the clay bowl and cause a problem?

Our 22' x 42' x 8' in-ground, free-form vinyl pool was built in an area of heavy clay. The first three feet below the ground surface are sand and gravel, with up to 13 feet of clay below that. A waterfall feature and series of low walls are built into a hill along one side of the pool that...