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Agency works to rid Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool of algae
Washington Post ^
| September 25, 2012
| Stefanie Dazio
Posted on 09/27/2012 2:05:03 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
Less than a month after reopening, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is full of algae, a sea of green overshadowing the nearly two-year, $34 million renovation of the famous site.
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This is a direct consequence of the fact that this is a green project, Johnson said. The conditions are pretty good for algae, once it gets in there.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: agency; algae; lincoln; lincolnmemorial; memorial; pool; reflecting; reflectingpool; rid; washington; works
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To: Lonely Bull
If I let my pool turn into Crap Creek, code would be all over me.
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I had a good sized pond( about 1/4 acre) in my former house up north..We'd get an algae bloom every spring. The lawn people put in a chemical..it took care of it for 20 years. We had tons of frogs, lots of small fish, a few snapping turtles..never bothered them.In 2001, the EPA banned the stuff. We tried others, but no luck...the algae was disgusting. Someone suggested we try koi..so next sping I spent about $1000 for three dozen decent sized koi. It was fun to watch them. Three days later, I see two grey herons in the pond, scarfing up the fish..then a week later, a pair of otters had dropped in..Great to watch..we had all the neighbors coming by..they stayed for about two weeks..ate all the fish..then left..
The algae stayed..
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09/27/2012 8:16:43 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I had a good sized pond( about 1/4 acre) in my former house up north..We'd get an algae bloom every spring. The lawn people put in a chemical..it took care of it for 20 years. We had tons of frogs, lots of small fish, a few snapping turtles..never bothered them.In 2001, the EPA banned the stuff. We tried others, but no luck...the algae was disgusting. Someone suggested we try koi..so next sping I spent about $1000 for three dozen decent sized koi. It was fun to watch them. Three days later, I see two grey herons in the pond, scarfing up the fish..then a week later, a pair of otters had dropped in..Great to watch..we had all the neighbors coming by..they stayed for about two weeks..ate all the fish..then left..
The algae stayed..
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:17:11 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: pepsionice; Liz; AT7Saluki; Lonesome in Massachussets
...lets just fill the place in with dirt, grass and trees.The scum never retreats.
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09/27/2012 2:56:11 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
To: ken5050
...we had all the neighbors coming by..they stayed for about two weeks..ate all the fish..then left..Time to get new neighbors.
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09/27/2012 2:58:51 PM PDT
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Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
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