Lincoln Reflecting Pool Contract Faces Scrutiny After $1.7 Million Cleanup Fails
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Lincoln Reflecting Pool Contract Faces Scrutiny After $1.7 Million Cleanup Fails
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Summary
$1.7 million in National Park Service work to install a purification system at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is under scrutiny after algae blooms returned and turned the water green again.
The agency bypassed the competitive-bidding process and awarded the contract this spring to Greenwater Services, a Brookfield, Ohio, company.
Federal records tie Greenwater's ultimate ownership to the J.J. Cafaro Investment Trust, led by John J. Cafaro, a longtime Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor.
The setback revives questions about the contract's award because Trump had highlighted the pool's American-flag blue color after the cleanup.