The Norwesco 10,000 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank in white is one of the largest polyethylene vertical tanks Norwesco builds, sized for bulk water reservoirs, agricultural supply, rural fire protection, and high-volume process water storage. Molded from high density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) and rated to 1.9 specific gravity, this 10,000-gallon Norwesco vertical tank stands 160 inches (about 13.3 feet) tall on a 140 x 140 inch footprint, roughly 11.7 feet square. Plan your pad and clearances around those dimensions before delivery, because a tank this size is not something you reposition by hand once it is set.
Will this tank work for your site?
At full capacity with plain water, this Norwesco vertical storage tank carries roughly 83,400 pounds of contents. Because the wall is built to a 1.9 specific gravity rating, it can also hold much denser liquids: the maximum rated contents weight is 158,460 pounds. Storing water today at a specific gravity of 1.0 means you are buying a wall rated to nearly twice that density, so the same tank covers future heavier-liquid duty without re-buying. That headroom is also why the foundation matters so much. A 10,000-gallon vertical tank must sit on a fully engineered, level concrete pad, and the pad's bearing capacity should be specified to the 158,460-pound maximum, not the 83,400-pound water figure, if you ever intend denser service. Extend the pad a comfortable margin beyond the 11.7-foot square footprint. An undersized or out-of-level pad is the single most common and most expensive mistake on a tank this large. If you are still confirming the right capacity for your demand, our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide walk through the math. For the 140 x 140 inch footprint, height, and fitting and outlet layout, see the technical drawing on this page.
Common applications and sizing
This is a go-to size for rural and remote fire-water reservoirs where a large standing volume backs up a private fire-protection system. If that is your use case, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. Tanks at this scale are almost always set directly on a pad rather than elevated; if you are weighing stand and foundation options for a large vertical tank, the tank stand design guide for 5,000+ gallon vertical tanks compares FRP saddle, steel cradle, and concrete pad engineering. Stepping down in size? We publish complete buyer's guides for the 2,000 gallon vertical tank and the 500 gallon vertical tank as well.
Freight and ordering
This Norwesco tank ships LTL from the Hanford, CA plant, with freight quoted live to your ZIP code. At 13.3 feet tall it is an oversized vertical, so confirm overhead clearance both at the set location and along the delivery route, and plan for crane or boom offload at the site. Because Hanford is the lone shipping point, buyers east of the Rockies should expect a significant, distance-driven LTL cost on a tank this size, so get a real number for your address before you commit. Use our Freight Cost Estimator for a quote to your ZIP, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will arrange the freight, confirm pad and offload requirements, and walk through lead time with you before you order.
