The Norwesco 10000 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank (SKU 43130B) is built for high-volume water storage where a 1.9 specific gravity rating gives you real headroom over plain-water service. The black polyethylene shell stands 160 inches tall on a 141 x 141 inch footprint - roughly 11.75 feet square and 13.3 feet at the top - holding 10,000 gallons in a single vertical tank. This is the size class engineers reach for on fire-water reservoirs, rural bulk supply, and industrial reuse trains, and the heavy-duty wall means the tank carries contents far denser than water.
Will it work for your site?
Full of water, this Norwesco vertical storage tank carries roughly 83,400 pounds of contents; at its maximum 1.9 specific gravity rating it is engineered for up to 158,460 pounds. That is about 75,060 pounds of additional rated capacity over plain water - the concrete payoff of the 1.9 SG wall versus a standard 1.0 to 1.5 SG vertical. Those numbers drive everything below the tank: a 10,000 gallon vertical on a 141 x 141 inch footprint puts a heavy, concentrated load on its base, so the pad has to be sized and reinforced for the loaded weight, not the empty shell. Before you pour, walk the math with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide, and review Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks for the ACI framework that governs a pad this size. Check overhead and door clearance against the 160 inch height before delivery, too.
Sizing it into a system
At 10,000 gallons this black vertical storage tank is a common backbone for private fire-protection storage and for aggregating grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate into a quality-banded reuse train. Our guide on Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design for Rural and Remote Sites covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection, and the Industrial Water Reuse Tank Topology guide maps how a vertical this size fits a reuse architecture.
The mistake to avoid
On a tank this large, venting is the detail people miss. A closed 10,000 gallon vertical that fills or empties faster than it can breathe can pull or push enough pressure to damage the shell. Size the vent to the fill and draw rates before you commission it; our Atmospheric Vent Capacity Calculations guide works the API 2000 examples specifically for 1,500 to 10,000 gallon verticals. Confirm the fitting and outlet locations against the technical drawing on this page before you plumb anything.
This Norwesco tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest plant: Fairfield, TX; Hanford, CA; St. Bonifacius, MN; or Washington Court House, OH. Get a freight estimate in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm your freight and lead time before you order.
