291 AXUS76 KSTO 120643 RRA DGTSTO CAC003-005-007-009-011-017-021-033-035-057-061-063-067-077-089-091 -095-099-101-103-109-113-115- DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1000 PM PDT SUN DEC 11 2016 ...DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR CALIFORNIA... SYNOPSIS... GOVERNOR BROWN DECLARED A DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 17, 2014. ON APRIL 25, 2014 GOVERNOR BROWN ISSUED A PROCLAMATION ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE DROUGHT EMERGENCY. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENED THE STATE'S ABILITY TO MANAGE WATER AND HABITAT EFFECTIVELY IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS. GOVERNOR BROWN STATED THAT CALIFORNIANS STEPPED UP DURING THIS DROUGHT AND SAVED MORE WATER THAN EVER BEFORE...BUT NOW WE KNOW DROUGHT IS BECOMING A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AND WATER CONSERVATION MUST BE A PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR, AREAS OF INLAND CALIFORNIA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 WERE IN D1 TO D0 MODERATE DROUGHT/DROUGHT RECOVERY...WITH AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 D3/D4 EXTREME/EXCEPTIONAL. THE DROUGHT CLASSIFICATIONS ARE DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE LONG TERM PRECIPITATION DEFICIT, DRYING WELLS AND LOCAL IMPACTS. LOCAL WATER AGENCIES HAVE ENACTED MANDATORY OR VOLUNTEER WATER RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE STATE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC LOCAL WATER AGENCIES USAGE RESTRICTIONS PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.ACWA.COM/CONTENT/LOCAL-DROUGHT-RESPONSE. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS... GOVERNOR BROWN HAS ORDERED MANDATORY WATER REDUCTIONS OF 25 PERCENT IN CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN STATE HISTORY THAT A GOVERNOR HAS IMPLEMENTED SUCH REDUCTIONS. THE STATE WATER BOARD ADOPTED EMERGENCY REGULATIONS REQUIRING AN IMMEDIATE 25 PERCENT REDUCTION IN OVERALL POTABLE URBAN WATER USE STATEWIDE. MANY COUNTIES ARE UTILIZING CDAA (CA DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT) MONIES TO SUPPORT THE DROUGHT SUCH AS SUPPLYING HOMES WHO'S WELLS HAVE RUN DRY WITH WATER FOR DRINKING AND SANITATION. ALL THE COUNTIES WITHIN NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA REMAIN DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY NATURAL DISASTER AREAS BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DUE TO DAMAGES AND LOSSES CAUSED BY THE DRY CONDITIONS. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS AND EMERGENCY LOANS FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS. NASA SATELLITE DATA SHOWS LAND IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS SINKING FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE, NEARLY 2 INCHES PER MONTH IN SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO INCREASED WELL WATER PUMPING. CLIMATE SUMMARY...THE 2016 WATER YEAR WAS MIXED WITH ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR NORTHERN AND MOUNTAIN AREAS AND BELOW FOR MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS. ONE NORMAL WATER YEAR IS GOOD FOR WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS; HOWEVER NOT A GOOD INDICATOR OF STATE WIDE WATER IMPROVEMENT. THE 2017 WATER YEAR WHICH BEGAN OCT 1ST HAS SEEN ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NORTHERN SIERRA 8 STATION PRECIPITATION INDEX THROUGH DEC 11TH IS AT 187% OF NORMAL. THE 5 STATION SAN JOAQUIN BASIN INDEX IS AT 132% OF NORMAL. PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK... THE WET SEASON HAS BEGUN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IS OFF TO A GOOD START WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE CURRENT LA NINA CONDITIONS WILL TRANSITION TO NEUTRAL ENSO BY SPRING. PAST LA NINA YEARS HAVE RESULTED IN A WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF OUTCOMES FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THERE IS NO STRONG WET OR DRY SIGNAL. THE LONG TERM CLIMATE OUTLOOK SHOWS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE/BELOW OR NORMAL PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WINTER. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WINTER. HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK... RESERVOIR STORAGE FOR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN IS AT 105% OF AVERAGE. NEXT ISSUANCE DATE... THE NEXT SCHEDULED PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED IN LATE DECEMBER OR SOONER IF NECESSARY IN RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CONDITIONS. && RELATED WEBSITES... CALIFORNIA DATA EXCHANGE CENTER: HTTP://CDEC.WATER.CA.GOV/ CALIFORNIA NEVADA RIVER FORECAST CENTER: HTTP://WWW.CNRFC.NOAA.GOV/ DROUGHT MONITOR: HTTP://DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML CALIFORNIA DROUGHT PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WATER.CA.GOV/UHJYWATERCONDITIONS/DROUGHT CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER: HTTP://WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.PHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO/ NWS CA DROUGHT INFORMATION RESOURCES: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/DROUGHTCA.PHP ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES: HTTP://WWW.ACWA.COM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER DROUGHT MONITOR CALIFORNIA NEVADA RIVER FORECAST CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CALIFORNIA STATE CLIMATOLOGIST US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CAL FIRE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES LOCAL COUNTIES AND CITIES QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS...PLEASE REFER ALL QUESTIONS TO W-STO.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV. $$ SHOEMAKER |