# Trump’s Reflecting Pool project hits snag as NPS finds clogged pipes 2026-08-08T00:22:34+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, championed by President Donald Trump, has encountered a new problem. The National Park Service (NPS) partially refilled the pool to flush out its ageing piping system for the first time in over a decade. Officials found that more than half of the pool's 58 water supply ports were clogged and nonfunctional. The NPS attributed the blockages to years of neglect under previous administrations, not the current repair work. The $14.7 million project, awarded without competitive bidding to Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings, has faced scrutiny. Trump had consulted three firms that worked on his own properties' swimming pools before selecting the contractor. Separate vandalism charges against a former Olympian were dropped after prosecutors linked the damage to construction issues. Trump has distanced himself from the contractor, saying he did not know the company. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: National Park Service, no-bid contract, Reflecting Pool, renovation, Trump, Washington DC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trumps-reflecting-pool-project-hits-snag-as-nps-finds-clogged-pipes/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trumps-reflecting-pool-project-hits-snag-as-nps-finds-clogged-pipes/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.