Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA worker uses a push broom to help clean up algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following the completion of recent renovations (Getty)The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae shortly after a $14 million renovation completed by the Trump administration. A Department of the Interior spokesperson criticized the Obama administration, claiming that its previous pool reopening also led to significant algae issues. The Trump administration implemented a $1.7 million upgraded ozone nanobubbler filtration system, which they state is now successfully destroying the algae. Communications Director Katie Martin clarified that the algae's return was a normal part of the start-up process after construction and is being removed. President Trump plans to use the newly renovated Reflecting Pool as a backdrop for a 'Tribute to America' rally on July 4th. In fullTrump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurbThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The Department of the Interior said the algae bloom turning the pool green was being “vacuumed up as we speak.”

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.

The Trump administration spent about $14.2 million on renovations to the Reflecting Pool, including painting it “American Flag Blue.”

Green algae reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after Trump's $13 million renovation, prompting questions about the project's effectiveness.

A $20 million renovation of Washington, DC's Reflecting Pool set out to fix leaks and turn the water blue. Mother Nature had other plans.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after an expensive repair project

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Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weather

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green just days after its $14m (£10m) renovation project was completed. The six-week long project saw the pool drained before…

Green algae has bloomed in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despite Trump’s much touted renovation by hand-picked no-bid contractors.

‘I think it’s a mess. I’ve never seen it this green before,’ one area resident griped

National Park Service employees pour bleach into Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to combat algae growth after $14.2M renovation by Trump admin.

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President Donald Trump’s 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…

Algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was refilled following construction, where the bottom was painted "American flag blue."

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Trump had been celebrating the completed paint job just days before D.C. residents noticed that it had turned green.

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

Swamp Thing: Algae mess with Trump's pool project

Experts had warned that Trump's plan could make the problem worse. Now, there are signs those concerns were justified.