State support for cleaning drinking water of PFAS

The plan requires powerful environmental legislation and state responsibility for the infrastructure society rests on, and establishes that countries shall not be prevented from going further than the common minimum level. A state support for PFAS cleaning and compensation to affected well owners is precisely such a national head start and a state responsibility taking. The plan thus speaks against that implementing the EU directive in itself is sufficient.

• right to go ahead nationallydecisive»Miljöpolitiken bör regleras över gränserna utan att hindra länder att« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy should be regulated across borders without preventing countries from”
• powerful environmental governance»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, powerful legislation is needed, economic instruments, long-term societal planning, climate investments”
• state responsibility for expansion»Utbyggnaden av transportinfrastruktur och fiber går alldeles för sakta, staten behöver gå in och ta ett större ansvar för utbyggnaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The expansion of transport infrastructure and fibre is going far too slowly, the state needs to step in and take greater responsibility for expansion.”
• state control over infrastructure»Staten måste öka sin kontroll över infrastruktur och resurser som behövs för att genomföra klimatomställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state must increase its control over infrastructure and resources needed to implement the climate transition.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan advocates for joint financing of environmental investments and for the state to lead on clean water and minimized environmental impact. The counter-proposal's demand for investigation of state support to water utilities for PFAS treatment and compensation to affected well owners aligns with this, since the plan does not regard the EU's minimum levels as a limit for Swedish efforts. The plan also continues major investments so that municipalities can handle their water-related challenges.

• joint financing of environmental investmentsdecisive»gemensam finansiering av miljöinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“joint financing of environmental investments”
• clean water as goal»värld med frisk luft och rent vatten, hållbart klimat och biologisk artrikedom.« (party programme ↗)“world with clean air and clean water, sustainable climate and biological diversity.”
• state support to municipalities»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• go ahead of the EU's minimum levels»Medlemsländerna ska också kunna gå före« (party programme ↗)“Member states should also be able to go ahead”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wants to strengthen protection of drinking-water sources and ensure reserve water sources function, and the party programme describes environmental toxins as a serious threat where the precautionary principle applies and emissions shall be reduced. The plan also states that member states must be allowed to go ahead of the EU with stricter rules to protect health. A state responsibility for PFAS remediation, examined compensation for well owners and better knowledge about spreading therefore follow from the plan.

• protection of drinking-water sourcesdecisive»stärka skyddet av våra dricksvattentäkter och se till att det finns fungerande reservvattentäkter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen protection of our drinking-water sources and ensure there are functioning reserve water sources.”
• environmental toxins as health threat»Miljögifter är i dag ett allvarligt hot mot såväl« (party programme ↗)“Environmental toxins are today a serious threat to both”
• reduce environmentally harmful substances»Utsläpp av miljöstörande ämnen såsom kväve, fosfor, läkemedelsrester« (party programme ↗)“Emissions of environmentally harmful substances such as nitrogen, phosphorus, pharmaceutical residues”
• right to go ahead of the EU»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med« (party programme ↗)“Member states must be allowed to go ahead with”

The party programme makes access to clean water and a toxin-free environment a fundamental right and points out that chemicals whose effects are harmful or unknown are used daily. The election manifesto wants to save lakes and watercourses from toxins and compensate those in rural areas who themselves pay for what the public sector provides in urban areas, which affects affected well owners. The plan therefore supports demands for examined support for PFAS purification, better knowledge and compensation.

• right to clean waterdecisive»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a toxin-free environment is a fundamental right for all people”
• toxin-free waters»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas. Our children should be able to swim without being exposed to toxins, litter or algal blooms.”
• compensation in rural areas»Den som bor på landsbygden men betalar för sådant som det offentliga står för i tätort ska bli kompenserad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who live in rural areas but pay for what the public sector provides in urban areas should be compensated.”
• unknown chemical risks»Dagligen används kemikalier och tekniker vars effekter på människan och naturen är skadliga eller okända.« (party programme ↗)“Chemicals and techniques whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown are used daily.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's guiding principle for pollution is that the one who pollutes—no one else—shall pay, combined with enhanced supervision and tightened sanctions. The counter-proposal instead requires a new state support system for water and sewage companies' purification costs and compensation via the state, which shifts the cost from the polluter to taxpayers. The plan's requirement for a secured drinking water supply speaks for measures, but not for this financing model.

• the polluter paysdecisive»Det är den som förorenar – ingen annan – som ska betala.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the one who pollutes—no one else—who shall pay.”
• tightened supervision and sanctions»Tillsynen behöver förbättras och sanktionerna skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“Supervision needs to be improved and sanctions tightened.”
• secured drinking water supply»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be secured”

The plan requires that the precautionary principle applies to threat of environmental damage, that full compensation is paid for restrictions on property rights, and that the state supports municipalities that cannot meet their statutory obligations. The counter-proposal's requirement for investigated support form for water and sanitation companies and compensation to affected well owners is in line with this. At the same time, the plan's principle that the polluter shall pay speaks against general state support for cleaning.

• precautionary principledecisive»också att agerandet grundas på försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“also that action is based on the precautionary principle.”
• compensation for restricted property rights»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och« (party programme ↗)“The right to property is a human right and”
• state support to weak municipalities»Det är en statlig uppgift att stödja kommuner som« (party programme ↗)“It is a state task to support municipalities that”
• the polluter pays»principen att förorenaren ska betala« (party programme ↗)“the principle that the polluter shall pay”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to investing in research on water purification and the expansion of advanced water purification, and to reducing emissions of hazardous substances. Studied state support for water and sewerage operations that must expand purification to meet PFAS limit values thereby aligns with the plan's substantive commitment. The plan also has the principle that whoever suffers damage without their own ability to prevent it shall be compensated, which supports compensation to well owners.

• expanded advanced water purificationdecisive»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”
• reduce hazardous substances»Vi ska slå vakt om allemansrätten och minska övergödning, försurning, utsläpp av farliga ämnen och nedskräpning, inte minst i Östersjön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall protect the right to roam and reduce eutrophication, acidification, emissions of hazardous substances and littering, not least in the Baltic Sea.”
• state responsibility for pollution»Bärga miljöfarligt avfall som hittats i haven« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Recover environmentally hazardous waste found in the seas”
• compensation to the affected»Höja ersättningsnivåerna för rovdjursangrepp så att de ligger i nivå med de faktiska kostnaderna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Raise compensation levels for wildlife attacks so that they match the actual costs”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that increased funding is needed to restore the country's polluted areas and that the state should take increased responsibility for remediation when the polluter cannot do so. Municipalities should be given increased support in environmental work, and the water environment is prioritised because water is vital for life. The counter-proposal's demands for investigated state support to water and sewerage companies and compensation to affected well owners follow from this.

• state funding for remediationdecisive»Ökad finansiering krävs i arbetet med att återställa de tusentals förorenade områdena i vårt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased funding is needed in work to restore the thousands of polluted areas in our country.”
• state remediates when polluter cannot»Här vill Sverigedemokraterna se ökat fokus i arbetet med att sanera förorenande områden i de fall där förorenaren på grund av exempelvis konkurs inte kan stå för saneringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Here Sweden Democrats want to see increased focus in work to remediate polluted areas in cases where the polluter, due to for example bankruptcy, cannot bear the cost of remediation.”
• support to municipalities' environmental work»Kommunerna måste ges ökat stöd och hjälp i miljöarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities must be given increased support and assistance in environmental work.”
• vital water»Våra vatten är livsnödvändiga för att möjliggöra liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our waters are vital for enabling life.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.