2000 Gallon Vertical Water Tank

The Norwesco 2000 Gallon Vertical Water Tank (part N-41512) is a 2000-gallon polyethylene vertical water tank standing 157 inches tall on a 64-inch-diameter footprint. It fits rural fire-water reserves, bulk water storage, and rainwater or reuse aggregation anywhere you need a tall, small-footprint column of water on a compact pad. Below are the numbers you need to decide whether this Norwesco vertical tank works for your site, what it takes to ship it, and the one detail that trips people up.

Will it work for your site?

This tank holds 2000 gallons and carries a specific gravity rating of 1.0, which is exactly right for water. Filled to capacity, the water alone weighs 16,680 pounds, and the tank's maximum rated contents weight is that same 16,680 pounds, so plan your site access and foundation around roughly eight and a half tons of standing load. Run your daily draw and refill schedule through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the 2000-gallon size before you commit. Inlet, outlet, lid, and bulkhead fitting sizes and gasket specifications are not listed for this configuration here; call 866-418-1777 and we will confirm the exact fitting schedule at quote.

Pad, install, and acceptance

A tall vertical tank at full water weight bears down on a small circle: 16,680 pounds carried over a 64.0-inch-diameter footprint. That concentrated load is why a level, engineered pad is essential rather than optional. Our guide on Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so you can size thickness and reinforcement for that 16,680-pound load over the 64-inch bearing circle without differential settlement. Once the tank is set and plumbed, follow the Hydrostatic Test Methodology for New-Install Tank Acceptance to fill in stages, monitor pad settlement, and check every fitting for leaks before the tank goes into service. For a rural fire-protection reserve, the Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and for grey-water, rainwater, or condensate work the Industrial Water Reuse Tank Topology guide shows how to stage quality-banded storage trains.

The mistake to avoid

This Norwesco tank is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0, meaning it is engineered for the weight of water and nothing heavier. Do not fill it with a dense chemical or slurry. If you need to store contents heavier than water, request a tank with a higher specific-gravity rating through a quote rather than pushing this one past what it is built for. Keep it in water duty and you will get the full life out of it.

This 2000-gallon Norwesco vertical water tank ships LTL freight from the Fairfield, Texas plant, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP code. Get your exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Confirm the size and freight, and this tall, compact-footprint tank is ready to put to work.