The Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in green is a high-density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) vertical tank built for bulk water storage, rated at a specific gravity of 1.0 for water service. It stands 70 inches tall on an 86-inch diameter footprint (86.0 x 86.0 inches), so before you commit to a location, confirm you have an 86-inch circle of level, fully supported pad. Filled to its 1,500-gallon capacity, this tank carries 12,510 pounds of water - that load has to sit on engineered ground, not bare soil or a partial bearing surface.
Will it work for your site?
This is a closed-top vertical water storage tank with the ports already configured for a working bulk-water install. The drawing shows a 1-1/2 inch polypropylene bulkhead fitting and a 2 inch polypropylene bulkhead fitting, both sealed with EPDM gaskets, plus a separate flange and a 12" x 15" fitting, and an 18-inch polyethylene manway with a 4-inch vent and tie-down. Because those are distinct ports, you do not have to compromise: dedicate the 2 inch bulkhead to draw, the 1-1/2 inch to fill or return, and keep the flange or the 12" x 15" fitting open for overflow or level instrumentation - no tees or after-market drilling required. The 4-inch vent on the manway matters: a vertical tank this size needs to breathe as it fills and drains, and the factory manway assembly handles that. The 18-inch manway is top access for inspection and cleanout reach - it is an access port, not a body-entry hatch on a 70-inch-tall tank. Check the full fitting layout, port locations, and dimensions on the technical drawing on this page before you set pipe.
Sizing and the pad that holds it
The 12,510-pound full-water weight is the number that drives your foundation. Run your draw rate and reserve through our Tank Sizing Calculator and review the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 1,500 gallons matches your demand. For the pad itself, our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for a slab sized to that 86-inch base and full load. If this tank feeds a rural fire-protection reserve, the fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and for grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate duty see our industrial water reuse tank topology guide.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is treating commissioning as a fill-and-walk-away step. Before you trust it, run a controlled hydrostatic fill and watch for pad settlement and fitting weep at the bulkheads - our hydrostatic test methodology guide lays out the water-fill discipline, settlement monitoring, and hold-time math. The other one: this tank is rated to specific gravity 1.0 and its bulkhead seals are EPDM, both correct for water service. Do not press it into chemical or heavier-than-water liquid service without a tank rated for that specific gravity - call us at 866-418-1777 and we will spec the correct SG-rated tank for your fluid.
This green vertical water storage tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Merced, California - a single West Coast plant, so if you are shipping east, get your ZIP freight number before you commit on a load in the 12,510-pound class. Get that number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, lead time, and delivery. List price is shown before freight.
