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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, Characterization 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.