The Bushman 150 Gallon Plastic Vertical Emergency Water Storage Tank in Blue is a polyethylene vertical water storage tank built to keep a reserve of water on hand for outages, drought, and emergency readiness. It stands 58 inches tall on a compact 30 x 30 inch footprint - width and length both 30 inches, so it reads as a roughly 30-inch-diameter round vertical sitting on a 30 x 30 inch square pad envelope. It holds a rated 150 gallons and is molded in blue to block sunlight and slow algae growth in stored water. If you are sizing a household or small-system reserve and need a vertical storage tank that fits a tight corner or utility area, this is the size band that does it without sprawling across the floor.
Will it work for your water storage?
This is a vertical storage tank rated for water at a specific gravity of 1.0, which is exactly what water-only emergency and reserve duty calls for. That rating is also a boundary: it is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0 (water), so do not use it for fluids denser than water. Filled to its 150 gallon capacity, the tank carries 1,251 pounds of full water weight, and that is also its maximum rated contents weight. Plan the floor or pad under it for that load on the 30 x 30 inch footprint before you fill. To work out how many gallons of reserve you actually need for your household or system, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. For small-system reserve sizing against recognized practice, our guide on Emergency Reserve Water Storage Sizing for Small Systems walks through Ten States Standards Section 7 and AWWA D100 practice.
The mistake to avoid
The common error with a tank this size is underbuilding the base. At 1,251 pounds full, 150 gallons of water is not a load you set on a flimsy stand or an unlevel surface. Give it a solid, level pad sized to the full 30 x 30 inch footprint so the weight is carried evenly and the tank is not stressed at the base. One more thing to confirm before you plan a tie-in: outlet and lid fitting sizes are not published for this unit in our data, so call 866-418-1777 to confirm the fittings before you order plumbing or fittings to match. The blue color matters too: it is doing a job, cutting light to discourage algae, so keep the tank shaded from direct, all-day sun where you can rather than relying on color alone. Check the technical drawing on this page for the dimensional layout before you build out the location.
How it ships
This tank ships LTL freight from the Bushman plant in Fairfield, Texas, with freight quoted live to your ZIP code. Because it is a vertical 150 gallon water storage tank rather than a parcel item, transit moves by motor freight on a pallet. Get an exact number for your address with the Freight Cost Estimator before you order, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you.
Listed before freight, with LTL quoted live to your ZIP from Fairfield, Texas. Use the Freight Cost Estimator for an exact freight quote to your location, or reach our team at 866-418-1777 for help matching this 150 gallon Bushman water storage tank to your reserve, rainwater, or emergency supply needs. For broader planning, see our Bushman rainwater harvesting guide, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide for grey-water and rainwater reserve setups, and our fire-water reservoir design guide.
