news release
    17th December 2003

Help the campaign for clean seas by sending the letter shown below to Minister Elliot Morley urgently before the 22nd December. We need to to copy the text below into an word document or email to forward to the Ministers Email address which is also shown below. Just follow the instructions below, and do your bit.

1. Copy the text shown below between the star markers.

2. Paste the text into a word document or straight into an email body.

3. Enter your name at the bottom of the letter.

4. Send the letter to mos.environment@defra.gsi.gov.uk

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Dear Minister,

The European Parliament has recently voted to amend the Bathing Water Directive.

The vote was a triumph for 'recreational water users' with MEP's acknowledging that its not just 'swimmers', but all types of recreational water users that need protecting from sewage polluted water. Surfers, windsurfers, kitesurfers, kayakers and sailors across the EU are celebrating this recognition after 27 years of being ignored as a group that uses Europe's beaches and inland waters year round.

There were other improvements that will make Europe's waters the cleanest and safest in the world. These include tougher new water quality standards and an improvement in the way the public receives information on water quality.

The Parliament's decision still needs your approval and that of the other Environment Ministers of the EU. Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and its supporters urge you to ensure the progressive steps made to date are not reversed when you meet to discuss the Directive on the 22nd December.

Yours in clean water,

A supporter of Surfers Against Sewage and its Water Alliance

NB: The Water Alliance is a coalition of groups working with SAS to ensure clean and safe water. It includes the likes of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR) and the British Surfing Association (BSA).

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