The Norwesco 1505 gallon heavy-duty vertical storage tank is a serious bulk-water workhorse, standing 135 inches tall on a 60-inch round footprint and holding 1,505 gallons in light blue polyethylene. The cylindrical vertical profile makes it one of the most space-efficient ways to bank a large volume of water on a small concrete pad. Dimensions are 135 in H x 60 in diameter, with a 60.0 x 60.0 in footprint.
Will it work for your site
This is a 1.9 specific-gravity rated tank, the heavy-duty build at the top of the rating range. For plain water that gives you nearly 2x weight headroom: a full tank of water weighs about 12,552 lb, while the shell is rated to carry up to 23,848 lb of contents. The same shell handles denser liquids up to 1.9 SG if your service ever changes, so you are not boxed in to water-only duty. Before you commit to a size, run your draw and refill math through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide so you are buying the gallons you actually need, not the gallons that happened to be on the shelf. One note on those weight numbers: they are in-service loads, not shipping weight. The tank arrives empty, so size your crane, forklift, or rigging plan to handle an empty poly shell on delivery, not the 12,552 lb filled figure.
Footprint, weight, and the pad underneath it
The 60 x 60 inch footprint is deceptively small for 1,505 gallons, which is exactly why the pad matters. A full, water-loaded tank concentrates over six tons onto that circle, so it has to sit dead level on a properly sized, properly cured slab. If you are pouring new, our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks the ACI framework for getting that slab right the first time. This vertical Norwesco tank is also a common building block for larger setups, from rural fire-water reserves covered in our fire-water reservoir design guide to multi-quality water-reuse trains and rainwater harvesting systems.
The mistake to avoid
Don't undersize the foundation or skip leveling. Polyethylene vertical tanks are engineered to be fully and evenly supported across the entire base; a high spot, a soft corner, or an out-of-level pad puts uneven stress into the wall and shortens the life of the tank. The 1.9 SG rating protects you on contents weight, but it does not compensate for a bad pad. Level base, full support, all the way around. One more order-stage check: fitting and gasket configuration on a vertical storage tank varies by build, so confirm the exact fitting and gasket package for this SKU before you order. Call us at 866-418-1777 and we will verify the outlet and manway setup that ships with this 1505 vertical tank.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Norwesco plant in Fairfield, Texas, and your freight is quoted live to your ZIP code rather than rolled into the list price. A 135 in tall, 60 in wide unit is an oversize LTL piece, so confirm delivery access and whether you need a liftgate or have limited-access conditions when you get your number. Pull an exact rate with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the rate, confirm delivery details, and make sure the 1505 vertical storage tank is the right fit before it leaves the dock.
