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Atlantic Industrial Coatings to Repair Reflecting Pool as Costs Rise and Vandalism Probe Continues

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirms Atlantic Industrial Coatings will repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool under warranty after the pool's liner peeled and large sections turned green with algae.Officials say long cuts in the waterproof coating are the result of vandalism but have not produced public forensic proof, while repair costs that began at $13.1M have grown to at least $14.6M–$14.7M and are now reported above $16M, prompting congressional scrutiny.A federal grand jury indicted 67-year-old David Carter Hearn on felony vandalism charges after police released images of an unidentified person touching the liner; Green Water Solutions, hired separately for algae treatment, acknowledges first-time use of nanobubbler ozone at this scale and is led by donor John J. Cafaro.
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