2,000 gal | 64" dia x 152" H | black HDPE | 1.9 SG rating | ~16,680 lb water-full | ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP.
The Norwesco 2000 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical storage tank built for serious volume: 2,000 gallons in a 64-inch diameter footprint standing 152 inches tall. What sets the "Heavy Duty" version apart is the 1.9 specific gravity rating - higher than the typical 1.5-SG water tank - so it carries real headroom for heavier-than-water liquids up to that 1.9 ceiling, capacity most 2,000-gallon tanks this size do not give you. Listed before freight, it is one of the workhorse sizes for bulk water, rainwater capture, fire reserve, and industrial process storage.
Will it work for your site?
Plan around the full-load weight, not the empty tank. Filled with water this tank carries 16,680 pounds of contents, and at its maximum 1.9 specific gravity rating it can hold up to 31,692 pounds. That is the number your foundation has to support. The footprint is 64.0 x 64.0 inches, so a poured pad needs to fully capture that diameter with bearing capacity for the loaded weight - our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground poly tanks. The 152-inch height also means you should confirm overhead clearance and fill-line access before delivery. If you are still settling on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match volume to draw-down and refill rate. Outlet and fitting configuration is shown on the dimensioned technical drawing on this page - confirm the bulkhead/outlet thread size and gasket material against your plumbing before ordering, or call 866-418-1777 and we will verify the as-shipped fitting layout.
Where it fits in your storage plan
This is a common choice for rural and remote fire-water reserve, where a single vertical storage tank anchors a private fire-protection stack - the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service. It also slots into water-reuse trains for grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation; the industrial water reuse topology guide shows how quality-banded storage stages sequence together. For outdoor storage, the black resin blocks light transmission, which suppresses algae growth in stored water versus translucent tanks. Cross-shopping the same size across brands? The Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000-gallon comparison lays out the differences.
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on a tank this size is undersizing the foundation. Buyers see "2,000-gallon poly tank" and picture a light plastic vessel, then pour a pad rated for the empty 64-inch footprint rather than for more than 16,000 pounds of water - or nearly 32,000 pounds if you are running this tank at its 1.9 specific gravity ceiling. Specific gravity is the multiplier that matters: if your contents are denser than water, multiply 16,680 pounds by that gravity and design the pad to that load before you ever set the tank. Confirm the contents' specific gravity stays at or below the 1.9 rating, and build the pad for the heaviest case.
This tank ships LTL freight from the nearest Norwesco plant to your site - Griffin, GA; Hanford, CA; or St. Bonifacius, MN - so with three origins it routes from the closest one to your ZIP, which keeps freight down on a tank this size. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP: get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will route from the closest plant and walk you through delivery. Pricing is list, before freight.
