Lincoln Memorial goes green (the reflecting pool, that is)

“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.”

There are no water-quality, health or safety concerns because of the buildup of algae, and the pumping and circulation system is working properly, Johnson said.

The problem is how it looks.

Visitors to the pool described it as similar to “split pea soup,” “muddy,” like the “surface of the moon” and “icky-looking.”

“It doesn’t look like a $34 million circulation job,” Jim Carroll, 85, of Wisconsin said as he looked out over the pool.

Whew. Hit the link and check out the picture.