Hedge 基金s betting against UK water 会社/堅いs as 負債 levels 急に上がる

Hedge 基金s are betting against Britain’s 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)d 公共事業(料金)/有用性s after a cash 危機 at Thames Water 最高潮の場面d 急に上がるing 負債 levels across the 産業.

New York 会社/堅い Millennium has taken a short position on 供給者 部隊d 公共事業(料金)/有用性s, which has been (刑事)被告 of ダンピング 汚水 in the Lake 地区.

While Arrowstreet, based in Boston, has 公表する/暴露するd a short position on Pennon Group, which owns South West Water and Bristol Water.

一方/合間, the 負債 of Southern Water and Yorkshire Water has also been 的d, によれば a Bloomberg 報告(する)/憶測. It comes as Thames Water 緊急発進するs to finalise a fresh 救助(する) 計画(する).

Britain’s biggest water 会社/堅い, which serves millions of 世帯s in London and the South East, is 始める,決める to publish a five-year spending 計画(する) tomorrow.

Sewage scandal: Comedian Steve Coogan (pictured), the creator of Alan Partridge, joined protestors outside United Utilities' Lake District offices this week

汚水 スキャンダル: Comedian Steve Coogan (pictured), the creator of Alan Partridge, joined protestors outside 部隊 d 公共事業(料金)/有用性s' Lake 地区 offices this week

The 計画(する)s could 含む taking on extra 負債, によれば 報告(する)/憶測s.?

The 会社/堅い, which already has an £18billion 負債 pile, 急落(する),激減(する)d into 危機 this month when 株主s 辞退するd to を引き渡す £500million まっただ中に a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 with regulator Ofwat.

Thames 手配中の,お尋ね者 to 引き上げ(る) 顧客s’ 法案s by 40 per cent to 基金 an £18.7billion 投資 計画(する) but Ofwat 封鎖するd the rise.

Taxpayers could foot the 法案 if the 政府 is 軍隊d to 保釈(金) out Thames, which is 直面するing 行政 if it cannot raise fresh 基金s by the end of next year.

Parent company Kemble has defaulted on a £400million 貸付金 and 警告するd it will 行方不明になる a 返済 最終期限 on another £190million 貸付金 this month.

どこかよそで, 部隊d 公共事業(料金)/有用性s is embroiled in a スキャンダル after 存在 (刑事)被告 of ダンピング 汚水 in Lake Windermere. 選挙運動者s say the beauty 位置/汚点/見つけ出す ’s water has turned green with ‘有毒な’ levels of algae.

Comedian Steve Coogan, the creator of Alan Partridge, joined 抗議する人s outside its Lake 地区 offices this week.

行動主義者s have 攻撃する,衝突する out at the company’s 決定/判定勝ち(する) to 支払う/賃金 記録,記録的な/記録する (株主への)配当s.

部隊d said it ‘株 the 関心s’ about ‘the 洪水 操作/手術s and the 衝撃 on 地元の water courses. We’re already 投資するing to 取り組む this problem.’

部隊d was the worst water 会社/堅い for 汚水 流出/こぼすs last year, partly 予定 to its large number of 嵐/襲撃する 洪水 出口s ? with a total of 97,537 last year.

流出/こぼすs lasted for a total of 650,014 hours, up from 425,491 the previous year.