The Norwesco 3000 Gallon Black Vertical Water Storage Tank is a 3,000-gallon polyethylene vertical tank built for bulk water storage on farms, ranches, rural homesteads, and remote sites. It stands 101 inches tall on a 98-by-98-inch footprint, so before you order, confirm your pad, doorways, gates, and overhead clearance can take a vertical storage tank just over eight feet tall and roughly eight feet two inches across. It is finished in black for a reason that matters outdoors: black resin blocks light transmission, which suppresses algae growth in stored water and protects against UV.
Will this tank work for your water storage job?
This is a vertical water tank rated to a specific gravity of 1.1, which covers water and water-based contents up to that density. Filled to capacity with water, the tank and its contents weigh roughly 25,020 pounds, and the tank is rated to a maximum contents weight of 27,522 pounds. Plan your foundation around those numbers: a full 3,000-gallon tank needs a level, engineered concrete pad sized for the 98-by-98-inch footprint and the full loaded weight, not the empty shell. The resin is FDA-approved polyethylene. If you are sizing a fire-water reserve, an irrigation buffer, a rainwater or water-reuse train, or a backup supply, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide first so the gallons match your draw and refill cycle.
Sizing it into a larger water system
At this volume, the tank usually anchors a system rather than standing alone. For private fire protection, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites walks through NFPA 22 reserve sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains and treatment sequencing. For a deeper look, the 3,000 gallon plastic water storage tank buyer's guide for the 98 x 101 size matches this tank, while the 102 x 93 buyer's guide covers a different-dimension 3,000-gallon variant. For exact inlet, outlet, lid, and manway locations and sizes, see the technical drawing on this page, and call 866-418-1777 to confirm fitting and gasket details before you order plumbing.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is underbuilding the foundation. People plan for an empty tank they can roll into place and forget that the same tank holds over twelve and a half tons of water at full fill. A pad that is undersized, unlevel, or unreinforced lets the loaded tank settle, lean, or stress the wall and fittings. Build the pad for the full 27,522-pound rated contents weight and the full 98-by-98-inch footprint, and verify it is dead level before you fill. The second mistake is matching contents to the wrong tank: this shell is rated to 1.1 specific gravity, which suits water and water-based liquids. If your contents are heavier than water, call 866-418-1777 for a 3,000-gallon vertical rated to a higher specific gravity rather than overloading this one.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Norwesco plant in Petersburg, Texas, with freight quoted live to your ZIP code. Because you cannot disassemble a one-piece poly tank, plan the roughly eight-foot-two-inch diameter through every gate, alley, and the LTL truck's drop path, not just the final pad. Get your exact delivery number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you.
