This paper reviews strategies used for dewatering, specific challenges addressed, and costs associated with the Shark River Channel and Spur dredging project in New Jersey, and how it could be replicated for other projects in densely developed areas where traditional management methods are not viable.

This article was first published in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Journal of Dredging, October 2020 edition and is reprinted here in an adapted version with permission.