Installations

From Australia to Dubai and numerous US locations, aquatic professionals have selected and specified Defender™ filter for their projects.

So why should you use Defender™? Ask the experts who use Defender™...

Listed below is a small sample of Defender™ installations with contact information.

WATERPARKS

WhiteWater World
Dreamworld / Gold Coast, Australia
Nine Systems: (4)SP-54-38-1996, (2)SP-42-42-1080
& (3)SP-30-30-595
Contact: Chris Boyne
Maintenance Controller
Email: chris_boyne@dreamworld.com.au  
Installation Date: June 2006 

Parque Plaza Sesamo
Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
Two Systems: (2)SP-54-42-1996
Contact: Mario Cortes
Regional Operations
Email: psesamo@carza.com  
Installation Date: March 2007

Mt. Olympus Surf Pool
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Four Systems: (4)SP-60-42-2460
Contact: Jason Hammond
Director of Pool Maintenance
Email: jason@mtolympuspark.com  
Installation Date: May 2007

Wild Wadi Waterpark
Dubai, UAE
Seven Systems: (2)SP-41-48-1038,(5)SP-55-48-2076
Contact: Chris Perry
Director of Operations
Email: chris.perry@wildwadi.com     
Children's Pool: Dec 2007
Balance of Installation: July 2008

NRH2O Family Waterpark 
North Richland Hills, TX
One System: SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Chris Swartz
Email: cswartz@mrh20.com
Ship Date: April 2009


RESORT / WATERPARKS

Castaway Bay Resort at Cedar Point
Sandusky, OH
Five Systems: (1)SP-27-48-487, (2)SP-41-48-1038,
& (2)SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Tom Wooten
Maintenance Supervisor
Email: twooten@cedarpoint.com
Installation Date: April 2004

Great Wolf Lodge
Williamsburg, VA
Seven Systems: (1)SP-48-38-1452, (1)SP-30-30-595,
(1)SP-30-24-595, (2)SP-60-38-2460, (1)SP-54-38-1996
& (1)SP-48-30-1452
Contact: Steve Grinstead
Lead Pool Technician
Email: sgrinstead@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: August 2004

Great Wolf Lodge
Poconos, PA
Nine Systems: (1)SP-54-42-1996, (1)SP-48-38-1452,
(4)SP-60-38-2460, (1)SP-30-38-595, (1)SP-36-38-756
& (1)SP-48-30-1452
Contact: Perry Veeramoto
Aquatic Maintenance Supervisor
Email: pveeramoto@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: November 2004  

Ripley’s Great Wolf Lodge
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Eight Systems: (1)SP-54-42-1996, (1)SP-48-38-1452,
(2)SP-60-38-2460, (2)SP-30-38-595, (1)SP-36-38-756
& (1)SP-48-30-1452
Contact: Joe Krawczyk
Director of Engineering
Email: krawczyk@ripleys.com 
Installation Date: March 2005

Great Wolf Lodge
Wisconsin Dells, WI
One System: SP-60-38-2460
Contact: Mike Jennings
Maintenance Supervisor
Email: mjennings@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: October 2005

Great Wolf Lodge King's Island
Mason, OH
Five Systems:  (1)SP-48-30-1452, (2)SP-60-38-2460,
(1)SP-30-30-595, (1)SP-36-38-756
Contact: Bob Collins
Director of Engineering
Email: rcollins@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: January 2006

Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, TX
Seven Systems: (1)SP-48-38-1452,
(2)SP-60-38-2460, (1)SP-60-42-2460,
(1)SP-36-38-756, (1)SP-54-38-1996 & (1)SP-27-48-487
Contact: Mike Schafer
Facility Director
Email: mschafer@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: March 2007

Waldameer Park Lazy River
Erie, PA
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Dan Hudick
Pool Operator
Email: dhudick@waldameer.com
Installation Date: March 2007

Nickelodeon Holiday Inn Hotel
Orlando, FL
One System: SP-42-38-1080
Contact: Bruce Holdsworth
Director of Engineering
Email: bruceholdsworth@nickhotel.com
Installation Date: April 2007

Great Wolf Lodge
Grand Mound, WA
Five Systems: (2) SP-33-48-732,
(2) SP-41-48-1038, & (1)SP-55-48-2076
Contact: Cory Butcher
Facility Manager
Email: cbutcher@greatwolf.com
Installation Date: June 2007

Adventure Park
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
One System: SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Ron Salmon
Park Manager
Email: havefun@adventurepark.com.au
Installation Date: July 2007

Splish Splash Waterpark 
Riverhead, NY
One System: SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Ray White
Director of Maintenance
Email: rwhite@palaceentertainment.com
Installation Date: April 2008

Blue Water Lagoon
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Three Systems: (2)SP-55-48-2076,(1)SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Geoff Frame
Pool Facilities Operator
Email: wica1@mcs.net.au
Installation Date: November, 2007

Sesame Place
Langhorne, PA
One System: SP-55-48-2076
Contact: Henry Bachstein
Email: henry.bachstein@sesameplace.com 
Installation Date: March 2009


COMPETITION POOLS

2008 US Olympic Swim Trials
Omaha Sports Commission, Omaha, NE
Four Systems: (4)SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Harold Cliff
Chief Operations Officer
Email: Harold@omahasports.org
Installation Date: May 2008


AQUARIUM / ZOOS

Marine Centre at Sidney
Sidney, BC, Canada
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Owen Redfern
Email: owenredfern@shaw.ca
Installation Date: March 2008


YMCA / YWCA

Dodge County YMCA
Beaver Dam, WI
Two Systems: (1)SP-42-38-1080 & (1)SP-48-42-1452
Contact: Amber Alvin
Aquatics Director
Email: aalvin@ymcaofdodgecounty.com 
Installation Date: June 2007


CAMP & CAMPGROUNDS

Camp Tel Yehudah
Barryville, NY
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: John Clark
Director of Facility Management
Email: telyehudah@youngjudaea.org
Installation Date: March 2008

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park of W. NY
North Java, NY
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: Scott Compton
Email: scott@wnyjellystone.com
Installation Date: April 2009


JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS

JCC-Carlyn H. Wohl Building
St. Louis, MO
Two Systems: (2)SP-27-48-487
Contact: Sheena Koester
Email: skoester@jccstl.org
Installation Date: September 2008


GOVERNMENT / MILITARY

McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma, WA
One System: SP-30-38-595
Contact: Master Sergeant Mike Luhmann
Pool Supervisor
Email: mike.luhmann@mcchord.af.mil
Installation Date: March 2006

Wilson Physical Building Secret Service Facility
Laurel, MD
Two Systems: (2)SP-30-30-595
Contact: Fred Wyatt
Project Engineer
Email: Frederic.wyatt@usss.dhs.gov
Installation Date: May 2006


MUNICIPAL POOLS

Deerspring Pool
Deerfield, IL
One System: SP-48-38-1452
Contact: Jim Beckman
Park Foreman
Email: jimb@deerfieldparkdistrict.org
Installation Date: November 2005

Hilliard West Swimming Pool
Hilliard, OH
Three Systems: (1)SP-54-38-1996 & (2)SP-27-48-487
Contact: Heather Ernst
Aquatic Supervisor
Email: hernst@cityofhilliard.com
Installation Date: December 2006

Hiawatha Park Aquatic Complex
Mount Vernon, OH
Two Systems: (2)SP-42-38-1080
Contact: David Glass
Service Director
Email: mteng@mountvernonohio.org
Installation Date: December 2006

Inwood Athletic Club
Joliet, IL
One System: SP-42-38-1080
Contact: Don Dickinson
Aquatics Technician
Email: ddickinson@jolietpark.org
Installation Date: May 2006

Thornton Park
Shaker Heights, OH
One System: SP-54-38-1996
Contact: Dave Kapes
Maintenance Supervisor
Email: david.kapes@shakeronline.com
Installation Date: March 2007

Erie Community Center
Erie, CO
One System: SP-48-38-1452
Contact: Matt Brown
Pool Operator
Email: mbrown@erieco.gov
Installation Date: July 2007

Breckenridge Recreation Center
Breckenridge, CO
Two Systems: (2)SP-27-48-487
Contact: Chris Hale
Head Life Guard 
Email: chrish@townofbreckenridge.com 
Installation Date: September 2007

Flagstaff Aquaplex
Flagstaff, AZ
One System: SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Jane Binder
Email: jbinder@ci.flagstaff.az.us
Installation Date: Nov 2007

Uhrichsville Aquatic Park
Uhrichsville, OH
One System: SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Jeff Galbreath
Service Supervisor
Email: uhrichsvillestdep@tusco.net
Installation Date: Dec 2007

Bluebird Park Pool
Ellisville, MO
One System: SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Michele Frankowski
Director of Parks & Recreation
Email: parks@ellisville.mo.us
Installation Date: April 2008

Oakridge Pool
London, Ontario, Canada
Two Systems: (2)SP-33-48-732
Contact: Ken Owen
Facilities Design & Const. Manager
Email: kowen@london.ca
Installation Date: May 2008

East Portland Community Center
Portland, OR
Two Systems: (1)SP-41-48-1038 & (1)SP-27-48-487
Contact: Nancy Roth
Aquatics Program Supervisor
Email: pknroth@ci.portland.or.us
Installation Date: February 2008

Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center
Brown Deer, WI
One System: SP-55-48-2076
Contact: Dave Anderson
Swim Coach
Email: david_j_anderson@mac.com
Installation Date: Aug 2008

Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Ctr.
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Two Systems: (1)SP-49-48-1548, (1)SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Tony Nubile
Maintenance
Email: tony.nubile@usw.salvationarmy.org
Installation Date: August 2008

Overland Park-Stonegate Pool 
Overland Park, KS
One System: SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Bryan Toben
Email: bryan.toben@opkansas.org
Installation Date: December 2008

Redwood Falls Aquatic Center
Redwood Falls, MN
One System: SP-49-48-1548
Contact: Ross Nachreiner
Email: rnachreiner@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Installation Date:  January 2009

Juanita Maxfield Aquatic Center
Dallas, TX
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: Ryan Mullins
Email: rmullins@mckinneytexas.org
Installation Date: January 2009

Cook Creek Outdoor Pool
Lone Tree, CO
Two Systems: (2)SP-33-48-732
Contact: Chris Helm, Prog. & Fac. Supervisor
S. Suburban Parks & Recreation Dist.
Email: chrish@sspr.org
Installation Date: January 2009


SCHOOLS

Zeeland West High School
Zeeland, MI
One System: SP-60-38-2460
Contact: Jim Kolberg
Pool Operations Supervisor
Email: jkolberg@zps.org
Installation Date: November 2005

Bridgman High School
Bridgman, MI
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Susan Luhrsen
AquaticCenter Director
Email: sluhrsen@gmail.com
Installation Date: April 2007 

High Point School
Ann Arbor, MI
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Doug Miller
Maintenance Department
Email: dmiller@wash.k12.mi.us
Installation Date: July 2007

St. Augustine Prep School
Richland, NJ
One System: SP-41-48-1080
Contact: Jon Stinson
Pool Manager
Email: mr.stinson@hermits.com
Installation Date: August 2007

Highland Senior High School
Anderson, IN
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Leroy Ballard
Facility Maintenance Director
Ph: 765-208-0663
Installation Date: August 2007

Carroll Jr / Sr High School
Flora, IN
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: John Sayers
Superintendent
Email: jsayers@carroll.k12.in.us
Installation Date: Sept 2007

Adams City High School
Commerce City, CO
One System: SP-49-48-1548
Contact: John Lange
Email: jlange@acsd14.k12.co.us
Installation Date: June 2008

Eaton Rapids Middle School
Eaton Rapids, MI
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: William DeFrance
Superintendent
Email: wdefrance@erps.k12.mi.us
Installation Date: Dec 2007

Hudson Falls Central School
Hudson Falls, NY
One System: SP-33-48-756
Contact: David McKeighan
Director of Facilities Management
Email: dmckeighan@hfcs.org
Installation Date: December 2007

Fenton High School
Fenton, MI
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: Tim Schmieder
Facility Supervisor
Email: tschmied@fenton.k12.mi.us
Installation Date: Jan 2008

La Petite Baleen
San Francisco, CA
Two Systems: (2)SP-27-48-487
Contact: John Kolbisen
Principal
Email: jskolb@aol.com
Installation Date: March 2008

Griffith High School
Griffith, IN
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: Rick Flutka
Director of Maintenance
Email: rflutka@griffith.k12.in.us
Installation Date: October 2008


COLLEGE & UNIVERSITIES

Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Three Systems: (2)SP-54-36-1996 & (1)SP-24-24-327
Contact: Ed Neal
Superintendent of Building Services
Email: neale@kenyon.edu
Installation Date: July 2004

Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
One System: SP-48-38-1452
Contact: Steve Cook
Pool Maintenance
Email: scook@mail.colgate.edu
Installation Date: May 2005

Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Sewell, NJ
One System: SP-60-38-2460
Contact: Chris Miller
Aquatics Director
Email: cmiller@gcit.org
Installation Date: July 2006

Tufts University
Medford, MA
One System: SP-27-48-487
Contact: Elliott Miller
Maintenance & Engineering Dept.
Email: elliott.miller@tufts.edu
Installation Date: July 2006

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
One System: SP-33-48-732
Contact: Ray Peyron
Email: rpeyron@whitworth.edu
Installation Date: May 2008

Shepherd University Wellness Center
Shepherdstown, WV
One System: SP-41-48-1038
Contact: Jim Sweeney
Email: Jsweeney@shepherd.edu
Installation Date: November 2008