Verdict: Swedish Armed Forces must pay for PFAS-chemicals in tap water

The Swedish Land and Environment Court of Appeals, Mark och Miljööverdomstolen, today delivered a win for Uppsala Vatten in their lawsuit against Sweden's Armed Forces over the leeching of PFAS chemicals into Uppsala's groundwater.

The water producer was awarded over SEK 37 million in damages, which it says will help cover some of the costs to treat the water to lower PFAS levels.

But PFAS chemicals are difficult to break down and could remain in Uppsala's drinking water for decades. ”PFAS is called the forever chemical and unfortunately that's quite true”, Philip McCleaf, a group manager at Uppsala Vatten's drinking water division tells Radio Sweden.