This report assesses the impacts of xeriscaping on water usage in Beverly Hills, California. Image classification and a Confusion Matrix are applied to examine land cover changes over the 11 years and reveal the amount of water saved when grass turf is replaced by xeriscaping.

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The findings from the workflow indicate that the 2009 turf area covered 1,439,145 square meters or 355-acre-feet, and in 2020, the turf area covered 1,049,127 square meters or 259-acre-feet. This 96- acre-foot (4,198,109 square feet) difference implies a 27% reduction in irrigated grass (turf) areas in Beverly Hills over 11 years.