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This CEN Technical Report describes good practice for sludge dewatering and belongs to a series on sludge management options. It gives guidance on technical and operational aspects of: ? Conditioning, thickening and dewatering processes. Drying, which is another water content reduction process, is not dealt with in this document but in CEN/TR 15473, Characterisation of sludges - Good practice for sludges drying. This report is applicable for sludges from: ? urban wastewater treatment plants; ? treatment plants for industrial wastewater similar to urban wastewater; ? water supply treatment plants. This document may be applicable to sludges of other origin.