| The role of the cofferdam is to dewater the future dam site by redirecting the river water into the diversion tunnel. |
| A salvage team is working to dewater the vessel, float it and patch it up if that's possible. |
| High strength sludge is still rich in organics and has not undergone significant degradation, which makes it difficult to dewater. |
| Over time, sediments naturally compact and consolidate — or dewater — with recent layers, which are wetter, losing volume more rapidly. |
| It was agreed that sea water from Placentia Bay would be used to fill the tank and the intention was to dewater the tank via the same route. |
| This company needed the remainder of that year just to dewater the mine. |
