{"id":2891,"date":"2026-06-16T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:05:47","slug":"reflecting-pool-woes-trump-administration-turns-to-hydrogen-peroxide-in-latest-bid-to-beat-back-algae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2891","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting Pool woes: Trump administration turns to hydrogen peroxide in latest bid to beat back algae"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Just over a week after Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, algae has returned to affect the iconic landmark.<\/li>\n<li>The Trump administration is deploying hydrogen peroxide treatments and advanced filtration technology to combat the murky green water.<\/li>\n<li>Workers say cleaning the pool could take a lifetime despite officials saying new nanobubbler technology has destroyed the algae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump\u2019s more than $13 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its iconic 2,800 square feet refilled with 6.5 million gallons of clean water.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2887\">Federal judge chides ICE for \u2018public attack\u2019 on judge that put her in \u2018personal danger\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But already it\u2019s been hit with a problem that has haunted administrations for decades: algae.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Over the past week, the Trump administration has jumped into action, sending crews clad in hip-waders to vacuum up the clumps of algae and on Tuesday, dispatching workers to dump gallons of hydrogen peroxide in the pool.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Nevertheless, the pool has grown increasingly into a murky shade of green \u2013 calling into question whether the president\u2019s goal of cleaning and beautifying a pool he once disparaged as \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cnot representative of the country\u201d can ever really be met.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A worker who spoke to CNN on Tuesday quipped that it would take \u201can entire lifetime\u201d to clean the pool.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A US National Park Service worker dumps bottles of hydrogen peroxide in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of their effort to mitigate an algae bloom which followed the completion of recent renovations in Washington, D.C. on June 16, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-2890\" height=\"512\" 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<\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cDue to deploying the advanced nanobubbler technology, the algae is dead and being vacuumed up as we speak,\u201d a Department of Interior spokesperson told CNN. \u201cThe nanobubbler technology has successfully destroyed the algae bloom that has plagued every pool reopening.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2885\">US intel assesses Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz at will from now on<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The spokesperson also told CNN that hydrogen peroxide is being used as a \u201cmilder treatment\u201d for algae in addition to the nanobubbler.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Other parties involved with the Reflecting Pool\u2019s refurbishing distanced themselves or stayed mum on the algae problem.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMy company had nothing to do with water, only water proofing and water tightening,\u201d Eddie Wood, of Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the company that resurfaced the pool, told CNN. He added that he is proud of the part of the work his company did on the project.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Public records show that an Ohio company, Greenwater Services, was hired to install the filtration system. Its website boasts that the company provides \u201cthe only water purification system in the world whose patented technology is backed by government and academic research\u201d and that its \u201cbreakthrough solutions significantly reduce toxins, algae, microcystins, nitrates, and phosphates from contaminated water.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The company did not return CNN\u2019s request for comment about the current algae situation.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The White House did not comment on whether Trump is aware of cleanup efforts or has spoken to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about it, directing questions back to the Interior department.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2879\">Multiple people arrested for discussing plans to attack UFC fight, source says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>CNN\u2019s Christine Lien and Abigail Roedersheimer<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s more than $13 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its iconic 2,800 square feet refilled with 6.5 million gallons of clean water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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