Traders bet on Thames Water crisis contagion as firm races to agree survival plan Utilities Traders at major hedge funds are betting against the assets of British water companies amid fears over their levels of debt highlighted by the crisis engulfing Thames Water.
Dividend hikes and leaking numbers in focus for two of Britain’s largest water firms Water Last year was expected to be the Severn's largest ever year of capital investment, with a total outlay of £1bn planned.