Some long term drought impacts continued through the November, although there was above average precipitation for the second month in a row. This was especially true for the northern Sierra, where the combined October and November 8-Station Index was the highest in over a decade. At the end of November, compared to historical averages, Lake Shasta was 108%, Lake Oroville was 69%, Folsom Lake was 95%, and Don Pedro was 103%. New Melones continued to lag behind the other significant area reservoirs and was only 39% of normal.
The U.S. Drought Monitor showed no change for the month, in spite of above normal rainfall, due largely to a lack of snow pack in the mountains.
Groundwater aquifers continued to recharge more slowly than the surface reservoirs.
Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the entire state of California January 17, 2014 and this continued to be in effect. Governor Brown issued an executive order on May 9, 2016 that built on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures, including permanent monthly water use reporting, new permanent water use standards in California communities and banned clearly wasteful practices such as hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes.
Local Emergency proclamations remain for Colusa, Calaveras, El Dorado, Glenn, Plumas, San Joaquin, Shasta, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties. The cities of Live Oak (Sutter County), Lodi (San Joaquin County), Manteca (San Joaquin County), Portola (Plumas County), Ripon (San Joaquin County), and West Sacramento (Yolo County). Drought task forces remain in Lake, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tuolumne, and Yolo counties to coordinate response to the drought.
The State Water Resources Control Board announced that urban Californians��� monthly water conservation was 18.8 percent in November, a decrease from 19.6 percent in October and below the 20.2 percent savings in November 2015, when state-mandated conservation targets were in place. The State Water Board stressed the need for continued conservation despite early rains in Northern California, due to below normal snow pack conditions.
The state continued to supply food assistance to those impacted by the drought, along with California Disaster Assistance Act money for those who have lost drinking water due to dry wells.  In June 2016, Governor Brown approved an additional $254.7 million for the 2016-17 budget to continue the state���s response to the drought to aid
in emergency drinking water for communities, emergency food assistance, enhanced fire protection, environmental and wildlife assistance, assistance to communities to help dispose of the dead and dying trees in high hazard zones for public safety issues, and the continued statewide awareness campaign.

Drought in NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
From 01-NOV-16 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-16 23:59:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

The Household Water Supply Shortage Reporting System indicated there were some homes without well water due to dry wells. There were 228 in Stanislaus County, 11 in San Joaquin County, unchanged since October. Many rural communities in the Northern San Joaquin Valley were also still receiving food assistance as a direct result of the drought.

Drought in MOTHERLODE/CAMPTONVILLE TO GROVELAND, CALIFORNIA
From 01-NOV-16 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-16 23:59:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

The Household Water Supply Shortage Reporting System indicated there were some homes without well water due to dry wells. Tuolumne County had 240 households and Calaveras County had 1 household, unchanged from October.