The Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain, located at 400 N. McClurg Court in Chicago, is scheduled to reopen on Friday, August 16, at 11:30 a.m.

In honor of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's (MWRD) 100-year anniversary in 1989, the Board of Commissioners commissioned Lohan Associates to design a fountain on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court. 

The fountain, which features a modernist sculptural sundial, is named in honor of a long-serving commissioner and president of the MWRD Board.  

Each hour from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. (except from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.) during the summer months, the fountain sends an impressive 80-foot water arc across the river. 

Join us as we celebrate the reopening of the fountain after its closure for repairs.