The 250 Gallon Plastic Water Storage Tank from Norwesco is a vertical polyethylene tank that holds 250 gallons of water in a compact 35-inch footprint and stands 68 inches tall. If you need on-site water storage for a rural homestead, a well-system buffer, irrigation supply, or a fire-protection reserve and you are working with limited slab space, this is a tank sized to fit a tight pad while still banking a meaningful volume.
Will it work for your site
This is a vertical storage tank rated for water at a specific gravity of 1.0. At 250 gallons it carries a full water weight of about 2,085 lb, which is also its maximum rated contents weight, so size your pad and footing around that loaded figure rather than the empty shell. The footprint is 35 inches in diameter and the tank rises to 68 inches, so confirm overhead clearance under any roof, eave, or fill point before delivery. Because the SG rating is 1.0, this tank is built for water and water-like fluids at that density. If your liquid is heavier than water, you need a tank rated for a higher specific gravity instead, and our team can point you to an SG-rated vertical at 866-418-1777.
Sizing and pad prep
To confirm 250 gallons matches your draw-and-refill cycle, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and read the Tank Sizing Guide. The loaded tank puts roughly 2,085 lb on a 35-inch circle, which works out to about 2.2 psi (near 312 lb per square foot) of bearing pressure on the slab beneath it. Check that figure against your pad and soil, and use our walkthrough on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks and the ACI 360R-10 framework to get the footing right.
Application-specific guidance
If this tank is going into a private fire-protection stack, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design and NFPA 22 sizing discipline covers reserve volume and cold-climate freeze protection. If you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate for reuse, the layout in our industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows how to stage quality-banded storage trains. Whatever the application, before you trust the tank in service, fill and prove it: our hydrostatic test methodology for new-install tank acceptance covers water-fill discipline, pad-settlement monitoring, fitting leak detection, and hold-time math so the first fill catches any issue while the tank is still empty enough to address it.
This 250 gallon Norwesco vertical water storage tank ships LTL freight from the Burnet, Texas plant, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Confirm the outlet, fitting, and lid sizes against your plumbing run before you order adapters, then get your freight quote with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, lead time, and freight before you order.
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