The Norwesco 3000 Gallon Plastic Water Storage Tank (part N-43140) is a green vertical water tank standing 93 inches (7.75 ft) tall on a 102-inch-diameter footprint, just over 8.5 feet across, molded in polyethylene for atmospheric water storage. If you are weighing capacity against the pad and overhead clearance you have, those numbers are where to start: a single round base of about 8.5 feet, a tank nearly 8 feet tall, holding a full 3,000 gallons. Check delivery and access clearance against that 7.75-foot height before the truck shows up.
Will it work for your site?
This is a vertical storage tank rated for water at a specific gravity of 1.0, which covers fresh water, rainwater, and similar water storage duty. Full of water it carries roughly 25,020 pounds of contents, and that figure is also its maximum rated contents weight, so this tank is sized to hold water and nothing denser. Plan the pad accordingly: 25,020 pounds across a 102-inch round footprint puts real load on whatever it sits on, so a level, full-diameter, engineered concrete pad is not optional on a tank this size. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to match the 3,000-gallon size to your actual draw and refill cycle before you commit.
Common uses and where it fits
At 3,000 gallons this is a workhorse size for bulk water storage, rainwater catchment, and rural or remote supply. The opaque green pigment limits light transmission into the tank, which helps discourage algae growth compared with translucent tanks, useful for outdoor rainwater and water storage that sits in the sun. If you are stacking it into a private fire-protection setup, our guide to fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites walks through NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation, see our breakdown of industrial water reuse tank topology. We also keep a full buyer's guide for this exact tank for a deeper read.
The mistake to avoid
The trap on a tank this size is the 1.0 specific gravity rating. It is rated for water-weight service; it is not a chemical tank. Filling it with a fluid heavier than water (anything above 1.0 specific gravity) overloads the wall beyond what it was molded to carry, regardless of how the chemistry behaves. If you need to store something denser than water, see our 3000-gallon natural-white liquid storage tank in the same 102 x 93 footprint. The other common miss is treating the foundation as an afterthought, when 25,020 pounds on a 102-inch circle demands a properly engineered pad.
This 3,000-gallon Norwesco vertical storage tank ships by LTL freight from the nearest Norwesco plant, with locations in Hanford, CA, Merced, CA, and Washougal, WA. Because all three are on the West Coast, buyers in California, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest will see the best LTL rates; sites east of the Rockies should expect materially higher freight, since there is no Midwest or East plant for this SKU. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP rather than rolled into the listed price, so run your address through the Freight Cost Estimator for a quote, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and confirm the right tank for your job.
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