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President Donald Trump\u2019s controversial $14 million overhaul of the White House\u2019s reflecting pool has hit another setback, as officials battle a record outbreak of algae.<\/p>\n

Read more Fighter Reveals What He Whispered in Trump\u2019s Ear at UFC<\/a><\/p>\n

A Washington Post analysis found that the reflecting pool now contains more algae than at any point recorded in June over the past five years. <\/p>\n

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The study also noted algae levels were among the highest seen in any month over the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which was renovated at a cost of around $13.1 million ahead of the 250th anniversary celebrations, would be refilled and repainted a shade of \u201cAmerican Flag Blue,\u201d and pledged to overhaul what he described as the \u201cfilthy\u201d and \u201cdisgusting\u201d water in the Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n

After the pool was refilled on June 4, he hailed its \u201cclean, beautiful water.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the pool started to turn green with algae less than 24 hours after the renovations were completed earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Experts say the spike in algae is consistent with seasonal conditions, as hot, sunny weather in the Washington area creates an ideal environment for algae growth. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe would expect June to have more algae naturally than February, March or April because there is more light availability and higher temperatures,\u201d Alana Menendez, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Virginia\u2019s Department of Environmental Sciences, told the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

The D.C. region experienced a heat wave as the pool was being refilled earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Trump administration officials, however, blamed the problem on residual material left in supply lines that had reportedly been dormant for weeks.<\/p>\n

The Interior Department has also linked the issue to an Obama-era renovation, saying the more than $30 million 2012 overhaul \u201cresulted in massive algae clumps taking over the pool\u2019s surface following years of construction that cost taxpayers millions upon millions only to be broken and disgusting days later.\u201d<\/p>\n

But critics questioned whether recent changes may be contributing to the problem. <\/p>\n

One National Parks Conservation Association official suggested the darker paint color could be raising water temperatures and worsening algae growth, telling the Post: \u201cThese are all questions that would normally be answered during that review process that just was not done in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, told The Daily Beast the reflecting pool is \u201ca mess\u201d and said they have \u201cnever seen it this green before.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a waste of our tax dollars,\u201d said James, who declined to give his surname and has lived in the D.C. area for decades.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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