Federal government awards $2.7M to company to fix Reflecting Pool algae problem

Trump pours more money into Reflecting Pool repairs as costs surge to nearly $20m

Interior Department quietly awards more than $2.5M to another firm to fix the beleaguered monument

Trump administration enlists new contractor to clean up Reflecting Pool

The Trump administration has hired yet another new company to help clean and maintain the Lincoln Reflecting Pool — adding to a months-long saga.

Trump administration awards $2.7 million contract for Reflecting Pool repairs

The Trump administration is paying $2.7 million to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again, 10 weeks after the more than its $16 million renovation was completed.

Money pit: Trump hires new company to fix Reflecting Pool algae

Until recently, Atlantic Industrial Coatings was handling the waterproofing and repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Now, a new company is taking over with a $2.7 million contract to address the algae issue, local NBC Washington reports. President Donald Trump's Reflecting Pool disaster has become a kind of "Money Pit" satire of Washington, D.C. over the past year. The goal was to add a liner to the pool in "American Flag Blue" to…

Federal government awards $2.7M to company to fix Reflecting Pool algae problem

Construction continues on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC, September 1, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)