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orthoclad

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36. That would be a huge amount of treated water

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #26)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 09:45 PM

Jun 23

purified to drinking standards. Using 2028x165x2.5 gives about 6.3 million gallons of water.

The much cheaper solution is using filtered Tidal Basin water. Filtration will remove particulate matter, but not much dissolved nutrient.

Knowing this gang, I would lay odds they used the cheaper solution, but it would be interesting to see documentation.

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Well I feel rather vindicated... I said the algae problem is likely related to nutrient excess in the water [View all] 31j20b3 Jun 23 OP

Oh you! Smarty pants! Giving expertise to this ALBliberal Jun 23 #1

Don't throw your science in Trump's face... lame54 Jun 23 #2

.."cast not your pearls before swine".. thomski64 Jun 23 #14

As my son says UpInArms Jun 23 #3

But the sign specifically says "Do not feed the algae!". TheRickles Jun 23 #4

Hahaha SuzyandPuffpuff Jun 23 #5

Donny's no-stop verbal diarrhea helps the algae bloom struggle4progress Jun 23 #6

If the water was pumped directly from the Potomac, no wonder it has an algae problem. waterwatcher123 Jun 23 #7

It's not pumped directly from the Potomac. The Potomac water goes through a treatment facility first chia Jun 23 #9

So, are you saying the water is treated to Safe Drinking Water Act standards? waterwatcher123 Jun 23 #18

No, I'm not saying that. According to the NYT: chia Jun 23 #30

The water is sourced from the tidal basin... reACTIONary Jun 23 #22

From the NYT chia Jun 23 #31

Thanks! So it's both, depending. reACTIONary Jun 23 #33

why not use tap water and chlorine, like my 60 yr old swim pool that's never had algae msongs Jun 23 #8

The DC water system coprolite Jun 23 #16

Interesting - solving one problem creates another one. waterwatcher123 Jun 23 #19

Your pool has never had algae???? LeftInTX Jun 23 #32

Agree. I've said that for a week orthoclad Jun 23 #10

That water they want to drain is polluted as well with paint. vanlassie Jun 23 #28

Algae will find a way! BidenRocks Jun 23 #11

... Wednesdays Jun 23 #27

Learn something new every day! calimary Jun 23 #12

The NY Times says the pool was filled with D.C. municipal water treated with phosphate, which feeds algae. highplainsdem Jun 23 #13

Make Algae Grow Again!! thomski64 Jun 23 #15

Hey. 1000 posts! progressoid Jun 23 #20

I've read that it is sourced... reACTIONary Jun 23 #24

I just posted what the NYT reported today. I don't know who has the correct information, or if any info highplainsdem Jun 23 #26

It looks like it can be either, depending.... reACTIONary Jun 23 #34

That would be a huge amount of treated water orthoclad Jun 23 #36

You know the Potomac is saturated with nitrates from fertilizer run off. Golf courses are the worst nitrate polluters. flashman13 Jun 23 #17

The water has electrolytes. It's what plants crave. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 23 #21

Trump knows more about pools than you do. mercuryblues Jun 23 #23

Is it possible the cause of the algae is from LogDog75 Jun 23 #25

I had a pool. Algae was 24/7. No ducks. But pollen was likely source. LeftInTX Jun 23 #35

I keep thinking about those Pranksters who are planning vanlassie Jun 23 #29

Maybe the problem is when the Orange Turd's motocade drove on it LogDog75 Jun 24 #37