The federal government awarded Greenwater Services a $1.7 million no-bid contract to install a water cleaning system for the Reflecting Pool. That's the accurate figure for Greenwater's specific work. The post claiming $14 million refers to the total project cost—about $14–15 million was spent overall on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation and repainting, but only $1.7 million went to Greenwater. It's misleading to attribute the full project cost to a single contractor. The criminal record claim is accurate: Greenwater's owner pleaded guilty in 1997 to conspiracy to bribe a congressman. The project has genuinely struggled. The renovated pool quickly turned green from algae blooms, the blue coating began peeling, and officials and media have called it troubled or even a "disaster." Repairs likely require draining the pool again under warranty. The real issue here is that the post mixes these accurate facts with exaggeration—mainly by conflating Greenwater's $1.7 million contract with the full $14–15 million project cost, making it seem like the company was responsible for much more spending than it actually was.