The Norwesco 2500 Gallon Light Blue Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical storage tank rated for 2,500 gallons, built for bulk water and denser-than-water liquid storage. It measures 91 inches tall on a 95-inch diameter footprint (95.0 x 95.0), giving it a squat, wide stance that keeps its center of gravity low and its load spread across a broad base. Its 1.9 specific gravity rating is what lets it carry contents heavier than plain water.
Will it work for your site?
Start with the weights, because that is where vertical tank installs go wrong. Filled to the brim with plain water (SG 1.0), this tank holds roughly 20,850 lb of liquid. At its maximum rated contents weight it can carry up to 39,615 lb, which is the figure that matters when you store something denser than water up to the 1.9 SG rating. That gap of roughly 18,765 lb is the structural headroom the 1.9 rating buys you, and it is the number an engineer should size the pad to, not the empty tank. For a 95-inch diameter vertical, a full-diameter pad is non-negotiable; our concrete pad sizing guide (ACI 360R-10 framework) walks through the engineering boundary so you do not under-build it. If you are still narrowing capacity, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit to the 2,500-gallon size.
A real fit for water reservoir and reuse storage
The broad footprint and 2,500-gallon volume make this Norwesco vertical tank a common pick for rural and remote fire-water reservoirs, where stored static volume is the design driver. If that is your application, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. The same footprint also suits industrial water reuse trains; see our water reuse tank topology guide for grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation, or the rainwater harvesting first-flush diverter guide if you are capturing roof runoff into this storage tank.
The mistake to avoid
Do not read the 1.9 specific gravity rating as a license to store any liquid. The rating tells you the tank wall can structurally handle contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water, but it says nothing about chemical compatibility between that liquid and the polyethylene resin or your fittings. This tank is sold and merchandised as a water storage tank; for water and water-reuse service it is straightforward. Confirm the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and exact dimensions before you set foundation anchors, and check the loaded footprint against your pad layout.
This tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP. Norwesco builds these verticals at plants across the country, so we ship from the location nearest you to keep freight down; for this model the plants include Griffin, GA, Lancaster, OH, Owego, NY, Burnet, TX, Fairfield, TX, Shawnee, OK, Sheldon, IA, St. Bonifacius, MN, Hanford, CA, Merced, CA, Tooele, UT, and Washougal, WA. Get an exact LTL freight quote to your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will price the nearest-plant route for you.
