'Complaints to Severn Trent are not responded to in a manner that give a sense of hope in the future. Anyone associated with angling finds this demoralising when they cannot do anything about the impact and the damage this is doing.'
Anglers are catching "more sanitary products than fish" in a river due to "embarrassing" levels of raw sewage.Up Sewage Creek campaigners unhappy about sewage being discharged into the River Severn
Since then, multiple protests, including a march in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, and a group of campaigners wearing fish heads and poo hats at Shirehall, have taken place, calling for action to be taken. "The fisheries manager can only put this down to high levels of sewerage continuously present in this location as it comes from the Coton Hill area and affects the entire length through to the English Bridge.
"The fisheries manager is embarrassed about our water when complaints come in that anglers are catching more sanitary products than fish. The fisheries manager will be attending a meeting in December with the Angling Trust, the Rivers Trust, Fish Legal and other organisations with respect to the Severn’s poor water quality.
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