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Blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, less than two weeks after the more than $14 million renovation was completed.<\/p>\n

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Photos and videos showed thin flaps of what appears to be either blue paint or sealant floating on the pool\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n

This comes days after the National Park Service began combating a growth of algae that turned the pool green by pouring in containers of 12% hydrogen peroxide and physically removing it.<\/p>\n

Eddie Wood, owner of the Virginia-based firm hired to renovate the pool, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, told CNN that videos and pictures of the floating material do not provide enough information \u201cto tell exactly what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s several things that we\u2019ve got to address when we come back for maintenance, and anything like that will be addressed, if it\u2019s a problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The historic, century-old pool was drained and repainted \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d at the request of President Trump, who announced the project\u2019s completion on June 6. But just over a week later, an algae bloom covered the expected dark blue color of the pool, prompting the Park Service to step in to remove it.<\/p>\n

But when the green algae \u2014 what the Interior Department called \u201cresidual\u201d algae from flushing supply lines that sat dormant during construction \u2014 did not go away, the blue material also came to the surface.<\/p>\n

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The pool\u2019s original engineering flaws, which include millions of gallons of water leaks, prompted the president\u2019s plan to refurbish it.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump told reporters that contractors would sandblast, caulk and resurface the basin with an industrial-grade coating and repaint it. The color was intended to improve the reflection qualities of the pool\u2019s gray concrete floor, according to the Park Service.<\/p>\n

Aside from a paint job, the project included fixing leaks and reinforcing structural joints.<\/p>\n

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The pool\u2019s issues have plagued not only the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

The Obama administration\u2019s $34 million two-year restoration of the pool, intended to address ongoing algae blooms and structural issues, ultimately did not fix the problem but prompted Mr. Trump to lambast the former president\u2019s failed project.<\/p>\n

The latest renovation price tag was initially estimated at $1.8 million but soared up to $14.7 million, according to a contract summary of the Interior Department\u2019s award to Atlantic Industrial Coatings.<\/p>\n

The pool\u2019s facelift is part of the president\u2019s sweeping effort to \u201cbeautify\u201d the nation\u2019s capital, which includes a new ballroom in place of the White House\u2019s East Wing, a massive arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a National Garden of American Heroes with 250 larger-than-life statues of prominent Americans.<\/p>\n

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