Sediment Turns Historic Meridian Hill Park Fountain a Murky Brown
The National Park Service said sediment from reopened water lines turned the fountain murky after storms stirred debris and algae blooms.
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Unfolding disaster in DC as water turns brown at Trump's 'completely renovated' park
A park that President Donald Trump bragged that he had "renovated" for $16 million suddenly had its water turn a murky brown this week, the latest in a string of his D.C. beautification "disasters."Meridian Hill Park — also known as Malcolm X Park — saw its iconic cascading fountain go from sparkling blue to a thick, opaque brown by Tuesday, just months after the National Park Service completed a full restoration.The agency blamed sediment flush…
The waterfall source of Meridian Hill Park, restored for $16 million as part of DC’s beautification plan, appeared with brown water just two months after its reopening. The National Park Service says it is temporary sediment.
Trump administration messed up another water feature in DC with algae and dirt
As algae blooms persist in the Reflecting Pool, the multi-tiered fountain at Meridian Hill Park, known to locals as Malcom X Park, has turned brown. It has been less than a week since Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Todd Blanche and Trump staffer Stephen Miller dedicated the fountain, touting how the president had worked so hard to bring D.C. back to life. The fountains had previously stopped working during Trump's first admi…
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