Do you have a septic tank / drain field in that area of the yard??

 

the algae is decomposing. It'll go away after a few days.

 

Yeah, my first thought was you flooded your septic.

 

I believe it is not the algae, but the wet grass under & around the edge of the pool. It smells kinda like the bent & trampled grass at a state fair or similar.

Yeah, it is slightly obnoxious, but goes away in a week or two, unless it rains and keeps things wet. Same thing happend to our yard last year when I threw away the pool my wife ruined my grass with.

 

Thanks all for responding. Yes I believe there is an old septic tank in my back yard but not sure where. That has not been hooked up in years, we are on a main now. I thought the same that the smell would go away once the grass died. Its been a few weeks now. If the septic tank did get filled...would you suggest getting it drained? Or is there something i can do to cover up the smell. Lime?

 

it doesn't help you now but you should have used chemicals instead of dumping the pool....

GEO

 

it is the dead wet grass underneath. I know cause it use to happen to me every time i move our pool. IT STINKS BAD TOO!

 

As has been mentioned it is most likely the area under and around the pool site.
Constant moisture makes for funky critters growing......................

It'll soon disipate.

 

You could lime it.