Supply and distribution of water by District Corporation
 26. (1) The District Corporation shall have the sole responsibility for the supply and distribution of water in the District Area, including the establishment, construction, maintenance, operation, improvement and the extension of waterworks systems and the financing thereof, and all the provisions of any general Act relating to such supply and distribution of water and the financing thereof by a municipal corporation or a local board thereof and all of the provisions of any special Act relating to such supply and distribution of water and the financing thereof by an area municipality or a local board thereof, apply with necessary modifications to the District Corporation, except the power to establish a public utilities commission.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (1). Method of financing (2) The District Corporation may finance the whole or any part of the cost of the construction, operation, maintenance and debt charges of such supply and distribution of water by establishing one or more urban service areas and raising the money required by imposing a rate or rates in such area or areas, or may raise the money required by any other method or methods authorized by law or by any combination thereof.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (2). Preparation of special assessment rolls and collection of special assessments (3) If the District Corporation proceeds under the Local Improvement Act, or any other Act involving the use of a collector’s roll, an area municipality shall provide all information requested by the District Corporation for the purpose of the preparation of the special assessment rolls, and the clerk of the District Corporation, after certifying the special assessment rolls, shall forward the same to the treasurer of the area municipality concerned who shall enter the special assessments on the collector’s roll and collect the same in the same manner as taxes and remit the same with the penalties, if any, to the treasurer of the District Corporation.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (3). District Corporation may require area municipality to collect money (4) Where the District Corporation does not proceed under the Local Improvement Act or under section 221 of the Municipal Act, the District Corporation may require any area municipality to collect the sums required for financing such supply and distribution of water either by a general rate in the area municipality or by a special rate on an urban service area within such area municipality and such special rate does not require the approval of the Municipal Board.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (4). Approval of O.M.B. to undertaking, etc. (5) Despite any general or special Act, the Municipal Board may hear and determine any application by the District Corporation for approval of any undertaking, work, project or scheme relating to such supply and distribution of water without having regard to the methods by which the District Corporation intends to recover the costs of the undertaking, work, project or scheme for which approval is being sought.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (5). Powers of O.M.B. (6) Where application is made to the Municipal Board for its approval to the method of recovering the cost of an undertaking, work, project or scheme approved by the Board under subsection (5) and the Board does not approve the application or approves it in part only, the Board may direct the method by which the cost, or the portion of the cost in respect of which the application is not approved, shall be recovered.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (6). Area municipalities, no power to supply and distribute water (7) Subject to subsection (13), no area municipality shall have or exercise any powers under any Act for such supply and distribution of water, or the financing thereof.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (7). Vesting of property in District Corporation (8) All waterworks, supply systems, meters, mechanical equipment and all real and personal property of any nature whatsoever used solely for the purpose of the supply and distribution of water and all other assets, liabilities and surpluses or deficits, including reserves, of the local municipalities relating to any facility for such supply and distribution of water in the District Area or for any area municipality is vested in the District Corporation effective the 1st day of January, 1973, and no compensation or damages shall be payable to any area municipality in respect thereof.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (8). Payments of principal and interest to area municipalities (9) The District Corporation shall pay to the corporation of any area municipality before the due date all amounts of principal and interest becoming due upon any outstanding debt of such area municipality in respect of the property assumed by the District Corporation under subsection (8), but nothing in this subsection requires the District Corporation to pay that portion of the amounts of principal and interest that under the Local Improvement Act is payable as the owners’ share of a local improvement work.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (9). Interest to be charged by area municipality (10) If the District Corporation fails to make any payment as required by subsection (9), the area municipality may charge the District Corporation interest at the rate of 12 per cent per year thereon, or such lower rate as the council of the area municipality determines, from such date until payment is made.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (10). Agreements (11) With respect to any agreements entered into by any municipality or local board thereof in the District Area respecting such supply and distribution of water, the District Corporation shall, on and after the 1st day of January, 1973, stand in the place and stead of such municipality or local board for all purposes of any such agreement.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (11). Idem (12) The District Corporation may enter into agreements with any person or municipality, with respect to the matters provided for in this Part.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (12). Idem (13) The District Corporation may enter into an agreement with any area municipality or local board thereof regarding the recovery of the cost of the supply and distribution of water.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (13). Entry by clerk on collector’s roll (14) The clerk of an area municipality shall, on notice to him or her by the treasurer of the District Corporation of an amount due in respect of the supply of water and by whom it is due and the lands on which a lien is claimed, enter the amount due upon the collector’s roll of the area municipality and section 31 of the Public Utilities Act applies, and the money collected shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the District Corporation.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (14). Existing urban service areas (15) All urban service areas as they existed on the 31st day of December, 1990, pertaining to the purposes of this Part, in an area municipality continue until such time as the District Council otherwise determines.  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (15). Application of certain provisions of Municipal Act (16) Subsections 221 (28) and (34) of the Municipal Act apply with necessary modifications to the District Corporation in the imposition of a rate under subsection (2) or (4).  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (16). Idem (17) Subsections 221 (29) to (33) of the Municipal Act apply with necessary modifications to the District Corporation with respect to the imposition of a rate under subsection (2) and to an area municipality with respect to the imposition of a rate under subsection (4).  R.S.O. 1990, c. D.14, s. 26 (17). PART IV   DISTRICT SEWAGE WORKS