A Tulsa water park is under fire after the Department of Labor says they were operating rides without making state-mandated repairs. The two rides at Big Splash were flagged during inspections in December. The issue comes a year after a section of the "Master Blaster" ride collapsed with an 11-year-old girl on the slide at the time. The girl wasn't injured, but the ride was closed for the rest of the season.

The "Master Blaster" is not one of the rides that was flagged in December. Big Splash owners tell NewsChannel 8 the problem was simply an oversight on their part.

The sun finally came out Monday and the crowds began coming to Big Splash. On warm, sunny days, there are lots of families there enjoying the rides. Owners of the water park were quick to step up and say they made a mistake and corrected the problem.

The boards that were red flagged and slated for repairs are at the top of the water slide towers. Water spilled over the sides of the slide and was rotting out the boards. There were four boards in all that were red flagged by inspectors, but when those inspectors returned earlier this month, they found the rides open and the boards not replaced.

That's when the co-owner Loretta Murphy saysy they realized a mistake had been made and closed down the rides.

"Those were an oversight on my part," Murphy said. "I take full responsibility. When the Department of Labor come out we tried to completely inspect with them and see what they were talking about. And as soon as it was pointed out, we went into total compliance and tried to get everything fixed as soon as possible."

Murphy says while that ride was being repaired, they discounted daily attendance tickets for park customers. People in the park today are glad to see the big slides open again.

"We were glad they're finally open. We were excited when we got here today to know that they were open. We've been waiting six week to ride them so we're excited."

He says his mom was concerned about ride safety, but after talking with the owners, they understand a mistake was made, and now it's fixed so they're having a good time.

Murphy says it took ten days to fix the problem. She adds she's sorry if anyone was inconvenienced by the mistake and says it's a learning experience for them and will never happen again.

The state labor commissioner says he will ask for the ability to shut water parks down if they don't comply with repairs ordered by ride inspectors.