We are building an in ground, gunite pool in Southeast Texas. Lots of sand and clay here. The excavators began the digging and hit water at about 7 feet. I was asked to truck in three truck loads of heavy clay, which I did, and I was asked to pump the water out of the hole, which I did.
The thing is, the hole fills up again by morning (actually, by nightfall) and I have to pump it twice a day to keep the water out. When the water level gets low, I can see the rivulets of water seeping in from all around the walls of the hole.
We are + 6 inches of rain this year. We are on high ground with no lakes close by. A few phone calls to some well drillers and I’m told the water table is at 25ish feet.
My question is, is this water just seepage and can I expect it to go away or could it be an underground spring? If it IS a spring, what can be done to remedy this? Must we dig another pool elsewhere?
I’m mostly looking for feedback so that I can talk to the pool builder with some degree of understanding.
Thanks
Cliff