San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (SFRPD) Emergency Project-Embarcadero Fountain by Armand Vaillancourt (Vaillancourt Fountain))

San Francisco recreation and park department (SFRPD) proposes to disassemble and remove the Embarcadero Fountain for storage and further analysis, in order to both eliminate an immediate public safety risk and facilitate further investigation into the Fountain's deteriorating structural integrity and hazardous materials used in its construction. The Embarcadero Fountain was designed by Armand Vaillancourt and completed in 1971 as part of Lawrence Halprin's overall design for the plaza. The Fountain has been inoperable since May 2024, when its last functioning pump failed. The proposed project would be implemented over approximately two months and would include disassembling the Fountain, transporting its components to a secure off-site storage facility for a period of up to three years to allow for further investigation of the extent of deterioration to the physical structure and consideration of possible restoration, repair, relocation, repurposing or other future actions relating to the Fountain.