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Grants to protect drinking water from PFAS
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om tilskud til vandforsyningers beskyttelsesforanstaltninger mod per- og polyfluoralkylstoffer (PFAS) i drikkevand
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- A water supply can now get a grant if at least one sample has measured (arrangement) PFAS above the detection limit, meaning the smallest amount that can be measured.
- Before, fixed values in micrograms per litre applied.
- Grants can now also be given to buy water from another waterworks, as an alternative to a connecting pipe to the nearest neighbouring waterworks.
- For grants of DKK 1 million or more, the accounts must now be audited by a certified auditor.
- Who: The rules apply to water supplies that apply for grants to protect drinking water from PFAS. If a grant commitment was obtained under the old rules (executive order no. 872 of 23 June 2025), the old rules still apply.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 25 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 18 August 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 19 August 2026
- In force · 25 August 2026