Wastewater treatment Dewatering | Britannica
Wastewater treatment Wastewater treatment Dewatering: Digested sewage sludge is usually dewatered before disposal. Dewatered sludge still contains a significant amount of water—often as much as 70 percent—but, even with that moisture content, sludge no longer behaves as a liquid and can be handled as a solid material. Sludgedrying beds provide the simplest method of dewatering.