calfornia gov. jerry brown ordered a 25 percent overall cutback in water use by cities and towns in the state on wednesday .
this series of photos taken on saturday show the ongoing drought is already taking its toll on once technicolor landscape of lush yards , emerald golf courses and aquamarine swimming pools .
the crackdown comes as california and its nearly 40 million residents move toward a fourth summer of drought with no relief in sight .
state reservoirs have a year 's worth of water and with record low snowfall over the winter there wo n't be much to replenish them .