Images of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool show that green algae have returned to the site on the National Mall despite President Trump\u2019s renovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project, which cost more than $13 million, included the addition of nanobubbler technology that has \u201csuccessfully destroyed the algae,\u201d according to the Interior Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson told The Hill that \u201cdue to deploying the advanced nanobubbler technology\u201d the algae are \u201cdead\u201d and \u201cbeing vacuumed up as we speak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe thank President Trump for fixing the Reflecting Pool for good,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A federal contract between the Interior Department and Green Water Solutions says the new technology is intended to help weed out the algae by cutting down on its food supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The photosynthetic plant has been present at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool since it opened in 1922 and has plagued the site dating all the way up to 2012, when renovations were completed under the second Obama administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katie Martin, a spokesperson for the Interior Department, told CNN the recent algae flare-ups were expected and are a \u201cpart of the normal startup process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat you are seeing is residual algae from the supply lines, which have been sitting dormant for eight weeks while construction has been taking place,\u201d she told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Park Service is set to be in charge of maintaining the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a part of Trump\u2019s renovations, the bottom of the pool was painted \u201cAmerican Flag\u201d blue and leaks throughout the 2,028 foot-long site that holds approximately 6.75 million gallons of water were repaired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Interior Department spokesperson previously said the pool used to leak up to 16 million gallons of water per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to repairing leaks in the structure, the Trump administration is preparing to fix leaky pipes in the fall, as reported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n