Filling in a pool rather than repairing

[Steve Mason]

I've decided to fill in an inground pool rather than spending 6-8000 to repair. Does anyone have experience with this? Any tips? Do you usually need to notify the City, permit depts, anything like that when doing this? Thanks in advance. 

[Jairo Ortega]

Each city is different. Call your building department. Heck some cities also have a "pool tax". You might benefit infilling this pool in more ways than one.

I don't have specific experience filling in a pool. But, when filling in any excavation or void, you'll have to be concerned with settlement. Whatever material you fill the pool with will have to be compacted well.  (90% compaction and typically in 6-8" lifts). Up here in the Chicagoland area we use CA-6 stone which is a mixtures of 3/4" gravel and fine grades of sand.