The Norwesco 2000 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank (SKU 44125B) is a 2,000-gallon polyethylene tank built for above-ground bulk water storage. It stands 84 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch footprint, ships LTL from Norwesco's plant in Washougal, WA, and the black resin blocks light to keep algae out of stored water. With a 1.5 specific gravity rating, this Norwesco vertical storage tank handles plain water with substantial headroom on contents weight, which is why it turns up under searches for a black 2000 gallon vertical storage tank for rural water, fire reserve, and reuse service.
Will it work for your site?
Filled with water, the tank carries 16,680 lb of contents; at its full 1.5 SG rating it is engineered to hold up to 25,020 lb. That margin is the headroom you size your pad and foundation around, not a license to skip the math. The footprint is 90.0 x 90.0 inches and the overall height is 84 inches, so confirm your slab dimensions and any overhead clearance before delivery. The tank is molded from polyethylene; the outlet, overflow, and fitting locations are shown on the technical drawing on this page, so check those against your plumbing tie-ins, and if you need the exact molded-in fitting and outlet sizes confirmed before you order, call 866-418-1777. For sizing against your demand and refill rate, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit.
Foundation and application
A tank this heavy lives or dies on its base. Filled, the static load sits on that 90 x 90 inch footprint and needs a flat, fully supported pad rated for the load. The concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. If this tank is going into private fire protection, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service. For grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate reuse, see the water reuse tank topology guide.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.5 SG rating is for plain water and similar-density contents only. Specific gravity is the weight of your liquid relative to water, and storing a denser liquid than the tank is rated for is how walls fail. If you are storing anything other than water, confirm the liquid's specific gravity falls within this tank's 1.5 rating first. Storing something denser than water? Compare 2000-gallon options in the Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000 gallon comparison before you pick a tank. The other common miss is the base: an unsupported or out-of-level pad concentrates load and shortens tank life, so get the foundation right before the tank ships.
This tank ships LTL from the Norwesco plant in Washougal, WA, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Price your delivery with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through sizing, foundation, and delivery before you order.
