Sobeck

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 1:20-cv-03297 (TNM)

EILEEN SOBECK, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the California State Water Resources Control Board, et al.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

This case involves a California water agency suing a state-wide board (again in

California) over water-quality regulations for a river development in California. The Defendants

move to transfer this case to the Eastern District of California. Upon consideration of the

parties’ filings and the relevant law, the Court will grant the motion.

I.

Plaintiff Yuba County Water Agency (“YCWA”) is a local agency tasked with managing

water conservation and development projects in Yuba County, California. Compl. ⁋ 14, ECF

No. 1. 1 It owns and operates the hydroelectric Yuba River Development Project (“the project”),

which it built in the late 1960s to supply water and mitigate flooding in Yuba County. Id. ⁋⁋ 1,

14. For the project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued YCWA a

license, which required renewal upon its expiration in 2016. Id. ⁋ 26. As part…