Marlborough Waters Board Chair Warren McNabb and Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor (Photo/Supplied)Marlborough District Council has appointed the inaugural board of Marlborough Waters Limited, the new water services organisation that will take responsibility for the region’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services from 1 July 2027. Warren McNabb has been appointed Board Chair, alongside four independent directors – Kevin Lavery, Pat Dougherty, Rōpata Taylor and Murray Strong – following a competitive selection process. Together they bring extensive expertise in governance, water services, infrastructure and finance. Incoming Board Chair Warren McNabb said the board was under no illusion about the scale of the task ahead, or the opportunity it represented. Marlborough Waters Ltd – background informationMarlborough Waters is Marlborough’s new dedicated water services organisation, established under the Government’s Local Water Done Well framework.