More than 100 people gathered in Scarborough to protest against sewage discharges in UK waters.
By Julia Bryson & Carla FowlerCampaigners who gathered to protest against water companies discharging sewage into waterways were told not to go into the sea due to the poor water quality.More than 100 people met at South Bay on Saturday but were told by lifeguards it was not safe to enter the water.Image caption,SAS is calling for a 90% drop in sewage discharges by the end of the decade.
In Scarborough, Steve Crawford from SAS said: "If you went to the water's edge today and asked to go in the water, they would say don't go in the water. "I run a surf business, I have effectively been unemployed for two weeks with no warning. No-one knows what's happening."There have been apologies form the water companies but it's been a long time coming.Despite the warnings not to enter the water, some people did to swim or paddle-board in the sea.Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw said: "Scarborough South and Bridlington South are beaches in which there is more work to do.
"In Scarborough, we have brought forward money and we will be starting work in the next two years to do more things to sort out the situation. "In Bridlington we are working with the Environment Agency and the local authority to understand it more, because at the moment we don't know what work to do to improve the condition of the beach there."
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