Surfers Against Sewage
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'''Surfers Against Sewage''' (SAS) is an environmental and health [[Pressure groups in the United Kingdom|pressure group]] based in [[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]] [[Cornwall]], [[UK]].
== Campaign ==
'''Surfers Against Sewage''' campaign for clean, ''safe'' recreational waters, free from sewage effluents, toxic chemicals and nuclear waste. Using a solution based argument of viable and sustainable alternatives, SAS highlight the inherent flaws in current practices, attitudes and legislation, challenging industry, legislators and politicians to end their 'pump and dump' policies.
==History==
Surfers Against Sewage was formed to tackle the sewage and related problems at the local beaches of [[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]], [[Chapel Porth]] and [[Porthtowan]], after a public meeting on [[10 May]], [[1990]]. The first media coverage was broadcast shortly afterward on BBC Spotlight Southwest. On [[7 June]], the first wetsuited and gasmasked 'hit squad' demonstration took place at the [[South West Water]] exhibition stand at the [[Royal Cornwall Show]]. In September, SAS attended the first South West Water Annual General Meeting as shareholders, presenting verbal evidence of the sewage problem to shareholders and directors inside the meeting. By the end of [[1990]] SAS had achieved a membership of 2,000 which includes many [[celebrities]] and artists such as [[Damien Hirst]], [[Banksy]] and [[Jamie Hewlett]].
== External links ==
* [http://www.sas.org.uk Surfers against Sewage]
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