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4. Aside from what's already been mentioned

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:58 AM

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chlorine would potentially harm or even kill anything drinking from that water: birds, squirrels, the ocasional cat or dog...

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At the risk of asking a very stupid question in regards to the reflecting pool [View all] dsc Monday OP

it is not now and has never been a swimming pool rampartd Monday #1

Aside from what's already been mentioned thucythucy Monday #4

AI response Wiz Imp Monday #5

guess that makes sense dsc Monday #6

I visited DC in the spring of 2024. Americanme Monday #8

Aeration would help. surfered Monday #7

How would it be a reflecting pool? obamanut2012 Monday #11

It would kill wildlife and pollute the water in the tidal basin obamanut2012 Monday #10