The Chem-Tainer 250 Gallon Green Vertical Water Storage Tank (SKU TC3184IW-GREEN) is a polyethylene vertical water tank built for above-ground water storage. It stands 84 inches tall on a compact 31-inch-diameter base, so it banks a full 250 gallons in a corner, a pump house, or a tight equipment yard without sprawling across your floor space. Here is what you need to confirm before it works for your site, how it ships, and the one detail that trips up first-time buyers.
Will it work for your application?
This is a vertical storage tank rated for a specific gravity of 1.0, which means it is engineered for water and water-weight liquids. Filled to capacity, the tank carries 2,085 pounds, and that 2,085-pound figure is also its maximum rated contents weight, so size the pad and any tie-downs around the loaded number, not the empty shell. The 31-inch-diameter base puts that load over roughly 5.2 square feet, which works out to about 398 pounds per square foot on the foundation. That is a number you can hand straight to a concrete contractor. If you are weighing this size against the next one up or down, run your daily draw and refill cycle through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before committing. One honest caveat: the fitting and outlet configuration is not specified in this listing, so confirm the outlet location and thread size from the technical drawing on this page or by phone before you plan your plumbing.
Common uses and sizing
At 250 gallons in a tall, narrow profile, this tank is a workhorse for water storage where floor space is the constraint: rural water hauling and transfer, gravity-feed and pump-fed supply, rainwater catchment, and reserve storage. Buyers searching for a vertical storage tank or a 250 gallon water storage tank land on this size because it stores meaningful volume without the wide footprint of a low-profile tank. If you are planning fire-water reserve on a remote property, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, and condensate capture, our guide on industrial water reuse tank topology covers how to band storage by water quality. If brand matters to you, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer comparison breaks down how the three makers stack up on construction and value.
The mistake to avoid
The detail people skip is the foundation. A tall, narrow tank holding more than a ton of water needs a level, fully supporting base. A flat, continuous pad sized for the loaded weight prevents the uneven settling and stress that shorten tank life, and the ~398 pounds per square foot figure above is what that pad has to carry. Our walkthrough on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks lays out the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary applies. The second thing to know: this is a water-rated tank at SG 1.0, so keep it on water and water-weight liquids rather than heavier chemical service.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Chem-Tainer plant in Hanford, CA, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and answer any sizing questions before you order.
