Norwesco 3000 Gallon Dark Green Vertical Water Storage Tank

The Norwesco 3000 gallon vertical water storage tank in dark green is built for above-ground bulk water storage where you need real capacity without the cost and permanence of concrete.It stands 101 inches tall on a 98 inch diameter base, holds 3,000 gallons, and is molded from polyethylene rated to a 1.0 specific gravity.The dark green color is a common pick for rural, irrigation, fire-reserve, and outdoor water storage installs.This page answers the three things that actually decide a tank purchase: will it do the job, what does freight look like, and what mistake do people make on this exact tank.

Will it work for your site

Full of water, this vertical storage tank carries roughly 25,020 pounds.The structure is rated to a maximum contents weight of 27,522 pounds, which is the headroom the 1.0 specific gravity rating gives you over plain water (8.34 lb/gal).That rated weight is the number that drives your pad.As a round vertical tank, the 98 inch dimension is the diameter, so the entire load bears on roughly 52 square feet of base - the foundation has to be flat, fully supporting, and engineered for it.Read our guide to concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks before you pour.If you are still confirming this is the right size, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide will help you match capacity to draw rate and refill cycle.

What it is good for

At 3,000 gallons this is a workhorse vertical storage tank: irrigation supply, livestock and ag water, hauled-water holding, and general on-site water storage.It also fits private fire-protection planning as a reservoir - our fire-water reservoir design guide walks the NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection.For reuse setups such as grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, see the water reuse tank topology guide.For a full walkthrough of this specific size, read the 3000 gallon green water tank buyer's guide (note the as-molded dimensions on current Norwesco spec are 101 in tall by 98 in diameter).

The mistake to avoid

The single most common error on a tank this large is treating the foundation as an afterthought.At over 27,000 pounds rated, an unlevel or undersized pad will stress the tank wall and shorten its life - size the pad to the full rated weight, not the empty weight.The second is plumbing before you confirm the connections: outlet, manhole, and fitting sizes and the supplied gaskets are per the technical drawing on this page for this SKU, so verify thread size and gasket material against your plumbing before you order.Finally, respect the 1.0 specific gravity ceiling.That rating covers water and water-like fluids up to about 9.17 lb/gal; anything heavier (most chemicals) needs a higher-SG-rated tank, so call us at 866-418-1777 before repurposing this one rather than pushing it past 1.1.

This 3,000 gallon Norwesco ships LTL freight from the Norwesco plant in Petersburg, Texas, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP code - get your freight estimate with the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777.We will confirm your access requirements and the right offload setup for a tank this size before it ships.