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opportunities. As a result of population growth in the region, the market has continued to expand
with a growing number of people visiting water parks.
The park’s strong history of success has been able to pay for all of its operational costs and debt
service with the exception of 2018-2020. 2018 and 2019 had record rain fall during the 102 day
operational seasons. In 2020, due to COVID19, the park was only open for a total of 16 days
necessitating a loan from the General Fund. This was the first year that the park had to receive a
loan from the General Fund. In fact, the overall success of the park has allowed NRH2O to contribute
to the General Fund by more than $10 million. When you include economic benefits to the local
economy, including providing more than 375 seasonal positions, NRH2O continues to make an
important contribution to North Richland Hills. Approximately 190,000 visitors are projected for the
summer of 2023.
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