The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in green is a polyethylene vertical water tank built for bulk water storage on farms, jobsites, rural fire reserves, and reuse trains. It stands 126 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch footprint, holds 3,000 gallons, and carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating - meaning it is engineered for water-weight contents, not heavier chemicals. If you have been searching for a Snyder vertical storage tank for straightforward water storage, this is the size that anchors most utility installs.
Will it work for your site?
This is a dedicated water storage tank rated at 1.0 specific gravity, so plan it around clear-water service. Filled to capacity it carries 25,020 pounds of water, which is also its maximum rated contents weight. That full-water figure is the number that drives your pad design - a 90 x 90 inch footprint concentrates roughly twelve and a half tons on the slab, so size the base accordingly. Work your capacity against draw-down and refill rate with the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide, and before you pour, the concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks.
Fittings and access
The tank comes plumbed and vented from the factory. Access is through an 18-inch polyethylene manway assembly with a 5-inch vent and tie-down on top, and a large 12 x 15 inch flat fitting flange positioned at 270 degrees - note that orientation so you can rotate the tank on the pad to line the flange and manway up with your access path. Plumbing penetrations are a 2-inch polypropylene bulkhead fitting with an EPDM gasket and a 1-1/2 inch polypropylene Eco-bulkhead with textured EPDM. Both bulkheads seal on EPDM gaskets in polypropylene bodies, which suits utility water service; if you add field valves or unions, match PP bodies with EPDM seals so you do not create a mismatched-elastomer joint. Confirm the exact fitting positions and elevations against the technical drawing on this page before you set your inlet and outlet.
The mistake to avoid
Do not put anything heavier than water in a 1.0 specific gravity tank. This vessel is rated for water-weight contents only; heavier liquids exceed what the wall was designed to hold. Keep it in clear-water duty and it will do exactly what it is built for. Related guides on the blog cover rural fire-water reservoir design under NFPA 22 and grey-water and rainwater reuse topology if that is your application.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Philippi, West Virginia, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the run and answer sizing questions before you order.
