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Seattle is a vibrant and complex city, and the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan brings you thoughtful, in-depth reports and discussions about important local issues every week.

Brian Callanan is a five-time Emmy winner who currently serves as a host, producer, and moderator for the Seattle Channel, where he's worked since 2011. His career in broadcast journalism began in 1995, and includes an 11-year stint as a reporter and anchor for Q13 News. Brian won the Seattle Municipal League's Civic Award for Government News Reporting in 2016. He lives with his wife and two daughters in West Seattle.

City Inside/Out: Wastewater Woes
City Inside/Out: Wastewater Woes
3/31/201729:29

Millions of gallons of raw sewage and untreated runoff poured into the Puget Sound when the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant malfunctioned in February. Now, the sewage treatment plant - Washington state's largest - is only partially treating dirty water before discharging it into the sound. What went wrong? What's being done to fix this environmental disaster? Will taxpayers see a big rate hike? Will clear answers come from the catastrophic event?

On the show:
Reuven Carlyle, State Senator (D-36th)
David Kelly, Engineer, CH2M
Jeanne Kohl-Wells, King County Council
Christie True, King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks
Robert Waddle, Manager, King County Wastewater Operations
Chris Wilke, Executive Director, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

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