Sefton Council is heading to court in the hopes of retrieving £2.2m it was awarded from a contractor over serious defects at Dunes Splash World.
Earlier this year, the council received a judgement in their favour against the original developer of Splash World, which opened 13 years ago in Southport.
The legal claim was lodged last year after the council spent "several years" trying to resolve the issue informally.
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The popular attraction had closed in December 2019 for refurbishment, with Sefton Council saying at the time it would reopen eight months later.
However, a report later published on the council’s website revealed that the closure had been caused by “significant health and safety concerns stemming from failure in the pool tile surfaces”.
Problems at the water park included tiles coming detached from the pool wall and floor, parts of the concrete flume tower staircase failing and “failures in the steel frame coating (paint) system”.
In January, following a court hearing, Sefton Council was awarded a £2.2m settlement against the contractor, which had been given seven days to make a payment but failed to do so.
In a report produced ahead of a meeting of the council's adult social care and health scrutiny committee next week, the council said they are now planning to take court action to recover the money.
The report said: "The legal aspects of a latent defects claim against the original developer have been considered by an Adjudicator and his decision was published in early January.
"This decision came out in our favour on all aspects of claim, and we have been awarded approximately £2.2m in settlement.
"The payment, in accordance with the findings should have been made within seven days of the decision.
"Unfortunately, this has not happened and we are currently working with our external legal team to move forward with enforcement through the courts."
The centre has remained closed since 2019 and was brought into use during the pandemic as a covid testing station.
In May, the council said they expected to have the centre ready to reopen by the second half of 2022.
However, due to problems with a painting sub-contractor going into liquidation, refurbishment works currently taking place at the centre have been hit by delays - although work is due to start back up on the painting next week.
The report said: "This unexpected event has resulted in the programme being delayed by 3 weeks.
"The main contractor is currently looking at the situation with a view to minimising the impact over the remaining programme."
The council says the situation could lead to delays in the planned completion date and the situation was being "monitored".
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