The Norwesco 3000 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank in blue is a polyethylene vertical storage tank built for bulk water and liquid holding where you need real capacity in a single upright footprint. It stands 93 inches tall on a 102-inch diameter base, so it occupies a 102-inch (8.5-foot) round footprint and rises just under eight feet - sizing that fits most agricultural pads, equipment yards, and rural water setups without overhead clearance trouble. Filled with water it carries roughly 25,020 lb, so the slab or compacted base under it matters as much as the tank itself.
Will this Norwesco vertical tank work for your job?
This is a 3000-gallon Norwesco vertical tank rated to a specific gravity of 1.9, which means the wall is engineered to hold liquids substantially heavier than water - up to a maximum rated contents weight of about 47,538 lb. For plain water service (SG 1.0) the full water weight of 25,020 lb is only about 53% of that rated structural load, so you are working with genuine headroom rather than near the wall's limit. If you are sizing a base, pump, or fill plan, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide so the foundation and plumbing match the loaded weight, not the empty shell. See the technical drawing on this page for the dimensional layout.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.9 specific-gravity rating is the headline number people misread. It tells you the tank can structurally handle heavier-than-water liquids, but it does NOT by itself qualify this tank for any particular chemical - a high SG rating and chemical resistance are two different questions. This listing also does not specify a particular outlet fitting or gasket, so confirm fitting size, bulkhead, and gasket material (EPDM vs. Viton) against your service liquid and the Norwesco chemical-resistance chart before you order or fill. For water, fire-reserve, and general liquid storage, the 1.9 rating simply means you are nowhere near the structural limit. One more practical note: a 25,000-lb loaded tank needs a level, fully supported base sized larger than the 8.5-foot round footprint - partial support or an uneven pad is the most common cause of stress on large vertical tanks.
Good fits for this size
At 3000 gallons this Norwesco vertical storage tank is a common pick for rural and remote water supply, including private fire-protection reserves. If that is your use, the fire-water reservoir tank design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection for polyethylene tanks. This blue tank shares the same 102 x 93 geometry covered in the complete buyer's guides for the natural-white 102 x 93 (45246) and 102 x 93 (43136) configurations, while the 95 x 109 guide covers a taller, narrower alternative if pad space is tight.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Norwesco plant in Fairfield, Texas, quoted live to your ZIP - get your number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Because this is a large, heavy tank, the nearer your delivery point is to East Texas, the lower your freight typically runs.
