{"id":86209,"date":"2026-06-25T22:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/company-owned-by-trump-donor-won-1-7-million-no-bid-reflecting-pool-cleaning-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:53:16","slug":"company-owned-by-trump-donor-won-1-7-million-no-bid-reflecting-pool-cleaning-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/company-owned-by-trump-donor-won-1-7-million-no-bid-reflecting-pool-cleaning-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool cleaning contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington <\/em>\u2014 The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor a $1.7 million contract to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, federal records show, as President Trump pushes to overhaul the pool \u2014 and struggles with a bout of algae and a peeling paint job.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/CONT_AWD_140P2026C0031_1443_-NONE-_-NONE-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no-bid contract<\/a> to install a &#8220;Nano Bubble&#8221; filtration system went to Green Water Solutions, an Ohio-based company whose owner is <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/entities\/view\/Z48UXAR358X3\/coreData?status=Active&amp;emrKeyValue=25024865~1779287683432284&amp;regId=17600639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed on federal contracting documents<\/a> as &#8220;JJ Cafaro Investment Trust.&#8221; The president and CEO of that trust is identified as John J. Cafaro on Federal Election Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/fecimg\/?202604159862512258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cafaro has donated to several GOP candidates and conservative causes in recent years. He has donated extensively to Mr. Trump&#8217;s campaign and to Trump-linked groups, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/fecimg\/?202009289284978775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$250,000<\/a> to the Trump Victory fundraising committee at one point in 2020. FEC records show he also made donations to Democrats at various points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/19\/4e53223d-105d-4141-9f36-096691897a99\/thumbnail\/620x845\/cec097f7b8f36e8920f9a75df0533c9f\/ap02031903608.jpg#\" alt=\"CAFARO \" height=\"845\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/19\/4e53223d-105d-4141-9f36-096691897a99\/thumbnail\/620x845\/cec097f7b8f36e8920f9a75df0533c9f\/ap02031903608.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/19\/4e53223d-105d-4141-9f36-096691897a99\/thumbnail\/1240x1690\/712a515cf3f36e5641234f816018dcef\/ap02031903608.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">J.J. Cafaro leaves U.S. District Court in Cleveland on March 19, 2002, after testifying for the government in the trial against Rep. James Traficant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                AP Photo\/Tony Dejak<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A businessman and <a href=\"https:\/\/vindyarchives.com\/news\/2009\/dec\/29\/brothers-at-helm-of-cafaro-to-retire\/?print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real estate developer<\/a>, Cafaro <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ohnd.163876\/gov.uscourts.ohnd.163876.1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to campaign finance violations in 2010 over donations to his daughter&#8217;s congressional campaign. Nearly a decade earlier, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2002\/07\/20\/nyregion\/developer-s-lawyer-denies-claim-that-client-bought-jewelry-for-torricelli.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded guilty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vindyarchives.com\/news\/2002\/mar\/14\/traficant-on-trial-jj-cafaro-to-discuss-bribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to conspiring to bribe<\/a>\u00a0Democratic Rep. James Traficant, and cooperated with prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Cafaro and his wife own a home in Palm Beach, Florida, less than a mile from the president&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort.<\/p>\n<p>Green Water Solutions is also known as Greenwater Services. Inquiries to Cafaro did not yield a response, and the company referred CBS News to the National Park Service, a division of the Department of the Interior. The New York Times was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-donor-contract-reflecting-pool.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first to report<\/a>\u00a0on Cafaro&#8217;s involvement in the Reflecting Pool project.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Saturday, Greenwater Services said its patented &#8220;NanoBubble Ozone Technology&#8221; is an &#8220;environmentally conscious, science-based treatment process designed for water remediation in sensitive environments&#8221; but offered no specific insight into the problems at the Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This approach is particularly well-suited for natural or public environments because the byproduct is oxygen,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>On its website, Green Water Solutions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwaterservices.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> its specialty as purifying water to remove algae, bacteria and other contaminants using a system that injects ozone-infused &#8220;nano bubbles&#8221; into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Federal contracting records show that the company received one other government contract: a $1 million contract in 2025 for a feasibility study on using its Nano Bubble system to treat sewage flows in the Tijuana River.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Green Water Solutions also appeared to do work on a Trump Organization property. On its LinkedIn page, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/green-water-services-treated-a-pond-at-trump-ugcPost-7264662934595735552-wzZP\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAF1vR0B1tT-RJW6Lth1Mqg6aYrkAInYvW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted photos<\/a> of water treatment work it performed on a pond at the president&#8217;s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, more than a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, Green Water Solutions has been hired to take on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a century-old basin of shallow water that spans more than 300,000 square feet and has struggled with algae blooms for years. Mr. Trump has taken a personal interest in the Reflecting Pool&#8217;s overhaul, discussing the project at length, visiting the site and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-resurfacing-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-blue\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">handpicking the color<\/a><\/span> of an industrial-grade sealant that was installed on the pool&#8217;s stone floor: &#8220;American Flag Blue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Green Water Solutions was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/CONT_AWD_140P2026C0031_1443_-NONE-_-NONE-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hired in April<\/a> by the Department of the Interior to install a Nano Bubble system at the Reflecting Pool, <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/203712c0e9e34f8397271942bcb29960\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replacing<\/a> &#8220;the existing, failing filtration infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The contract was awarded without a full competitive bidding process. The government cited a contracting rule designed for projects of &#8220;unusual and compelling urgency,&#8221; pointing to the need to fix the Reflecting Pool in time for the nation&#8217;s 250th birthday on July 4. It also called the Nano Bubble system a &#8220;highly specialized and niche technology with limited domestic suppliers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers rebuffed any suggestion of a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This contract was awarded by the Department of Interior; the White House did not play any role in the selection process,&#8221; Rogers said. CBS News has reached out to the Interior Department for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Cafaro on Friday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindy.com\/news\/2026\/06\/cafaros-company-gets-1-7m-no-bid-contract-for-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told The Vindicator<\/a>, a local newspaper in Youngstown, Ohio, that Mr. Trump &#8220;doesn&#8217;t know a thing about&#8221; his company&#8217;s work with the Reflecting Pool, saying he would &#8220;never talk to [the president] about it&#8221; because &#8220;you don&#8217;t do things to put friends in awkward positions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cafaro also said, &#8220;I have no idea why this is an issue,&#8221; arguing &#8220;the system is working&#8221; to kill algae, and the public attention is driven by &#8220;people who don&#8217;t seem to like Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A separate $14.7 million no-bid contract was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/CONT_AWD_140P2026C0028_1443_-NONE-_-NONE-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">given to Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings<\/a> to install sealant on the floor of the Reflecting Pool, federal contracting records show.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CBS News dated Sunday, Atlantic Industrial Coatings said that, in conjunction with the Park Service, it &#8220;has identified some areas in the Reflecting Pool that require repairs. These areas are a very small part of the massive 7 acre project, and do not indicate a failure of the liner.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These repairs can not be made until the pool is drained,&#8221; the company said in its statement. &#8220;As soon as its feasible for the Park, the pool will be drained and AIC will be back to make those needed repairs as part of the warranty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several days ago, after water was pumped back into the Reflecting Pool, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-sealant-rips-algae-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">issues began to arise<\/a><\/span>. A sheen of algae appeared in the water earlier this week, and by Thursday, the newly installed pool surface appeared to peel off in at least one location.<\/p>\n<p>An Interior Department spokesperson said the algae bloom was caused by &#8220;residual algae&#8221; from stagnant water that sat in the pool&#8217;s supply lines, calling it &#8220;part of the normal startup process.&#8221; The department later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/interiorpress47\/status\/2067436655523369239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on X<\/a> the Nano Bubble system &#8220;very effectively killed the algae.&#8221; CBS News has reached out to the department about the peeling sealant.<\/p>\n<p>Work crews were then seen cleaning out algae and pouring hydrogen peroxide into the water. Also spotted in recent days: a Nano Bubble system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/18\/4d220d62-ad7f-4cf8-8709-cb06a3e1c718\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5a2c8dbae631a4f5119951e354f1bfd1\/ap26167638828132.jpg#\" alt=\"Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/18\/4d220d62-ad7f-4cf8-8709-cb06a3e1c718\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5a2c8dbae631a4f5119951e354f1bfd1\/ap26167638828132.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/18\/4d220d62-ad7f-4cf8-8709-cb06a3e1c718\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/ba2f6294be3abb4bd5ac6c5cde0bfd40\/ap26167638828132.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span 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