Rod Dunn currently manages the Water Quality Assurance Laboratory for the Columbus Division of Water. In addition to maintaining compliance with all aspects of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the lab’s current research focus includes: source water quality impacts on drinking water treatment and finished water quality, algae and cyanotoxins, biological filtration monitoring and treatment optimization, distribution system water quality, and remote water quality monitoring. He has an Ohio Class III Water Treatment License and 27 years of experience in the drinking water industry.