adapting to the natural world around them. adapting to the natural world around them. to discover how this remarkable around them. to discover how this remarkable corner- around them. to discover how this remarkable corner of - around them. to discover how this remarkable corner of the | this remarkable corner of the world is shaped by nature. the emerald city. rancidity. jet city. seattle is a place of many things. rain city. it is grungy, tacky, and a little sticky. this eccentric outlier of the united states demands your attention. of the united states demands yourattention. of the united states demands your attention. techy. of the united states demands yourattention. techy. up here with you choose to venture, the city has been adapting and reinventing. today, technology is its lifeblood. but when the indigenous tribes are first settled here, it was the abundance of nature which provided it. it is quite surprising to think walking around the city back when
pressure as well. the main problem is that the company has nearly £14 billion of debt, so it has a substantial interest bill to pay every year. that interest bill is currently going up because interest rates are going up. some interest rate payments are related to inflation, which is very high. at the same time, it s having to spend over £1 billion a year in infrastructure, water mains, stopping leakage and there s a regulatory review coming up in a few years which may mean it will have to invest even more. thames water needs to raise money from somewhere but if it can t get it, the government is looking at options. we need to make sure thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work the government is doing on resolving sewage. up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down but there is a lot of infrastructure work that needs to take place and we need that entity to survive. in a statement, thames water says it s working constructively