Ouachita Riverkeeper

Cheryl Slavant

Ouachita Riverkeeper 2610 Washington St  Monroe, Louisiana 71201 United States of America 318.322.7134 318.387.7916 (fax) cslavant@gmail.com http://www.ouachitariverkeeper.org/

Region Gulf

The Ouachita Riverkeeper's purpose is to restore and monitor the Ouachita River Watershed to ensure that the people who use this resource enjoy a clean and safe environment and to protect that environment for future generations.

Recent Accomplishments

--Succeeded in getting a consent decree against a local utility for 10,000 Clean Water Act violations, bring its sewage systems into compliance, and forcing the utility to compensate its customers by fixing their service lines. The utility owner was subsequently found guilty of 8 felonies, sentenced to 21 months in prison, ordered to pay $850,000 in penalties and mandated to never operate another facility.