'Attractive opportunities for property investment exist,' the directors said. Derwent has agreed to buy three freehold office buildings at Wrexham, Wellingborough and Shoreham, and seven freehold retail properties at Wallington.
In June 1989 a fractured water main at the acetates factory at Spondon in Derbyshire led to acetile acid being discharged from the cooling system into the river Derwent. The company said: 'Acetile acid reacts in water.
"Even if this dry spell breaks, it is unlikely to help," said spokesman Stuart Derwent of Southern Water.
The foundations of Derwent village showed up in Ladybower Reservoir near Sheffield.