Any public body created under this subchapter shall have the same powers as a municipally owned waterworks system to use its properties for recreational purposes, subject to any restrictions applying to a municipally owned waterworks system, as set forth in § 14-234-401 et seq. Consequently, the board of commissioners of a public body created under this subchapter shall be an “operating authority” as defined in § 14-234-401, and any summons issued under § 14-234-401 et seq. shall be returnable to the municipal court of any municipality that is a participating public agency or is a municipality located within the jurisdiction of any participating public agency.