California's current drought is so massive that the governor ordered a statewide cut in water usage that's so intense it's been deemed historic.

On Wednesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered obligatory water restrictions for all state residents saying that the state's four-year drought has become a serious crisis.

On Wednesday The New York Times reported that in an executive order, Brown ordered that State Water Resources Control Board to enforce a 25 percent reduction on the state's 400 local water supply agencies.

The companies will be required to come up with efficient plans that help to eliminate water usage and they will also be responsible for monitoring the use of water as well.

According to the site, state officials said that the order will affect cutbacks on water across the board and will affect homeowners, farms and other businesses.

"We are standing on dry grass, and we should be standing on five feet of snow," Brown said at a news conference where the ground was covered brown and green dry grass. "We are in an historic drought."

While some may think that Brown is failing to acknowledge that difficulty surrounding the water restriction, he said, "This will be somewhat of a burden - it's going to be very difficult. People will say, 'What about the farmers?' Farmers will say, 'What about the people who water their lawns?'"

The purpose of the plan is to raise awareness about the seriousness surrounding the use of water, and also to get the entire nation to take the necessary precautions to preserve water around the world. 

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