The Bushman 500 Gallon Vertical Emergency Water Storage Tank gives a household or small system a compact, dedicated reserve that holds 500 gallons of water in a footprint just 48 inches across. Built from polyethylene with a 71-inch height, this blue vertical storage tank is purpose-made for emergency water storage where you need a full reservoir standing by and ready to draw down.
Will it work for your site?
The numbers that matter for placement: a 48-inch diameter, 71 inches of height, and a 48.0-inch-diameter footprint. The tank is rated for a specific gravity of 1, which covers water and other contents at the density of water. When full, the contents weigh about 4,170 lb, which is also the maximum rated contents weight, so your pad, platform, or slab has to carry that load plus the empty tank. Set it on level, compacted ground or a poured pad sized for the full 4,170-lb load. If you are working out how many gallons of reserve you actually need, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide turn days-of-supply and draw rate into a tank size. One gap to close before you plumb: fitting configuration (inlet, outlet, overflow) is not specified in our current data for this SKU, so confirm port sizes and locations by phone at 866-418-1777 before you start your plumbing.
How it ships
This vertical storage tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP through the Freight Cost Estimator rather than baked into the listed price, so you see the real lane cost to your delivery point. It ships from our Texas (Fairfield) or Mississippi network plant, whichever serves your lane best, which can materially lower freight for eastern and southeastern ZIPs. Run your address through the estimator for a number, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it by phone. The empty PE tank is light, so a standard pallet hand-offload is often enough, but check whether you need a liftgate. At 71 inches tall it is awkward to handle solo even though it weighs little empty.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with an emergency reserve tank is undersizing the foundation, not the tank. People focus on the empty weight and forget that a full 500-gallon tank puts roughly 4,170 lb onto its base. Build the pad for the full load, and rotate or treat the stored water on a schedule so the reserve is actually usable when you need it. If this tank anchors a larger reserve plan, our guides on emergency reserve water storage sizing for small systems and industrial water reuse tank topology cover sizing discipline and quality-banded storage. Since this is a Bushman tank, our notes on Bushman rainwater harvesting tanks and first-flush diverter sizing are a natural pairing if you plan to feed the reserve from captured rainwater.
Ready to move on a 500 gallon water storage tank? Get your live LTL freight quote through the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in your delivery.
