These days, California's a watchword for severe drought. But the city with a famous (and immortalized in film) problem with water is leading the way in innovative solutions for the water shortage.

California remains in a deep drought, and this winter's expected precipitation levels aren't expected to be much more than a than a drop in the bucket, so to speak, for the state's parched aquifers. That means it's the responsibility of every citizen to conserve as much water as possible in this time of need. But that…

You may have noticed that half of the United States is currently suffering from drought. Some whole states are drought-stricken. Katie McKissick, author of the webcomic Beatrice the Biologist, has noticed that people in her home of Los Angeles are not really acting as if there's a massive water shortage in the state.…

California is facing "perhaps the worst drought that [it] has ever seen since records (began) about 100 years ago," announced Governor Jerry Brown in a recent press conference after declaring a drought emergency for the state. Here are four easy ways to minimize your water usage until the rains come again.

I keep expecting a family of ducks to waddle out from the reeds of this water conservation concept. A combination of sand and plant roots filter waste water while a shield of green plants to cover your nether regions.

I sing several songs each time I shower. This is not only bad because it's torture to anyone within earshot, but also because it means that I take rather long showers. Solution? Limit shower length by singing songs from this playlist.

Usually, washing up in the toilet at a sporting event gets you a one-way ticket out of the ballpark, but that could be changing thanks to Lee Isherwood and his ODNA urinal concept. The first-and probably last-of its kind, the ODNA promotes water conservation by combining a hand washing station with a urinal. Instead…