The Norwesco 10000 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is built for high-volume bulk water storage where a single large vessel beats a manifold of smaller ones. Molded from polyethylene in white, it holds a true 10,000 gallons and ships in the "without fittings" configuration. That means no outlet, no bulkhead, and no vent are installed at the factory - you spec and source every penetration yourself, which is the right call when you are matching an existing pump skid, fill line, or plumbing plan rather than accepting factory-placed ports. It ships LTL on Norwesco's stocking network, with the nearest of four plants - Fairfield, TX; Hanford, CA; St. Bonifacius, MN; or Washington Court House, OH - chosen to hold freight down on a load this size.
Will this tank work for your site
This is a large vertical storage tank, so the first thing to confirm is whether your pad and access can take it. Filled with water, plan for roughly 83,400 lb of static load on the foundation - that figure is full water weight at a specific gravity of 1.0, so size the slab, ring beam, or compacted base accordingly and keep it level and fully supported across the entire bottom. Because 83,400 lb lands on one circular footprint, confirm the molded diameter from the technical drawing on this page before you pour a pad, and verify the recommended fitting zones there as well. Since the tank arrives without fittings, budget for the full buyer-supplied stack: an outlet, a bulkhead fitting and gasket at each penetration, an overflow, and an atmospheric vent sized for both fill rate and drawdown so you never pull a vacuum or pressurize the dome. If you are weighing this against two or more mid-size verticals, our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you compare footprint, height, and fill logistics.
Vent sizing on a 10,000 gallon vertical
The mistake to avoid on a tank this large is treating the vent as an afterthought. A 10,000 gallon vertical moves a lot of air during fast fills and gravity draws, and an undersized vent can deform the dome or collapse the wall. Work through the numbers before install - our worked-example guide, Atmospheric Vent Capacity Calculations for Polyethylene Storage Tanks, runs API 2000 thermal inbreathing, outbreathing, and combined sizing on 1,500 to 10,000 gallon verticals. At 10,000 gallons this tank sits at the very top of that range, which makes it the worst case for air movement the guide covers - so the vent math here is the most critical, not the most optional.
Common uses for a 10,000 gallon vertical
At this capacity the tank earns its footprint in fire-water reservoir duty, agricultural and irrigation supply, rainwater harvesting, process makeup water, and remote-site non-potable storage. For private fire protection, our Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and the cold-climate freeze protection that any outdoor non-potable reservoir needs in a hard-freeze region. If you are scaling up from a smaller vessel, the buyer's guides for our 2000 gallon and 500 gallon verticals show how the same Norwesco vertical tank line steps through capacities.
This Norwesco vertical tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest stocking plant - Fairfield, TX; Hanford, CA; St. Bonifacius, MN; or Washington Court House, OH. A 10,000 gallon vessel is an oversize load, so get an accurate number before you commit: run your ZIP through our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will route it from the closest plant to hold freight down and confirm offload requirements for a tank this size.
