is this normal?

[cleancloths]

Worms and critters are not totally unusual - I typically find many. I don't know about pouring in 5 gallons of bleach all at once. My pool holds about 33,000 gallons and I sure as hell would never think about pouring in 14 gallons of bleach in one shot - but that is just me.

[fcfrey]

I've posted this before but it is worth repeating:

Worms HATE alkaline soil.
I spread a heavy coat (15' band all around) of ground limestone all around the pool twice a year and have eliminated the problem almost completely. It takes me about 300# to do what I have but at $3.00 per 50# bag it is well worth it and won't hurt the grass.

A couple of years ago I opened the pool to find close to 50# of dead worms on the bottom Talked to the local Ag extention office (PSU) and got the tip from them ---- IT WORKS!!