South West Water responds it is 'investing significantly' to reduce coastline spills.
By John Henderson & Charlotte CoxCampaigners in Devon and Cornwall took to the sea to protest against water companies discharging sewage into waterways.Rebecca Allen, marine conservation lecturer said: "This problem is killing marine and aquatic life globally."But Kelsey-Michell Guy from SAS, who was at the Plymouth event on Saturday, said it was time for urgent action.
Barry Wall, a year-round swimmer at Tinside Beach in Plymouth, added: "I tend not to come if there's been heavy rainfall, I wait two or three days to come again, just play safe."The paddle-out in Plymouth was among 12 events across the country
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