The Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) call for full sewage treatment in Brighton has stepped up a gear by forming a new 'Enough Shit Already' campaign base at the Hemp Shop in Brighton's North Laines.

The shop is supporting the SAS campaign to win clean and safe bathing water in the city by calling on Southern Water to include UV treatment for Brighton's sewage when the company announces the proposed site to build a new sewage and wastewater treatment works in the area.

A giant 'Enough Shit Already' campaign poster as been draped across much of the shop front window and has become a major focal point for people looking to get involved in the campaign. As well as picking up a letter to post off to Southern Water's Managing Director people are also signing up to get involved with demonstrations against the company who to date have shown no interest in providing their bill payers with a 'state of the art' treatment works.

Every day 95 million litres of sewage are discharged untreated into the sea off Brighton via an outfall at Brighton. That's 80 Olympic swimming pools of raw shit every 24 hours. Inadequately treated sewage contains millions of viruses and bacteria which can survive for days and days in seawater - swallowing one of those pathogens can cause illness from gastro-enteritis through to Hepatitis A and E.Coli 0157.

Vicky Garner, SAS Campaigns Director says: "You don't pay your water bills to be fobbed off with second rate solutions. Southern Water make billions of pounds profit why should that be reflected in fat cat salaries and shareholder dividends whilst the environment and bill payer is neglected? Our local campaign base will be a place where people who want to make a difference can!"

Nathan from the Hemp Shop adds: "Raising awareness of sustainable alternatives is a major part of what the Hemp Shop is about! With Brighton being the only resort of its size in the UK still pumping raw shit into its bathing waters is totally unacceptable - Brighton deserves better."

'Enough Shit Already' hemp campaign T-Shirts will soon be on sale from the shop.

For further information please contact Vicky/Richard on Tel: 01872 553001 or Nathan at the Hemp Shop on Tel: 01273 818047.

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