DC reflecting pool drained after algae invasion

Published October 4, 2012 9:37pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service has once again drained the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to clean an algae buildup that formed after a $34 million overhaul.

Park service spokesman Carol Johnson says the pool was drained Thursday and will remain empty for at least a week.

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