Henry Albro is the founder, inventor, and COO of Bal-Last Interlocking Ballast Systems. He has forty eight years of experience in the wastewater industry, serving as a municipal operator for over twenty years. He served as a municipal sewer superintendent and managed wastewater plant upgrades and sewer collection system construction projects. Sewer system construction included gravity, foreman, pumping stations and pressure sewers. He was President of the MWPCA for two and a half years and held the role of Massachusetts state director for NEWEA. He is a lifetime member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and served formally as a chair for the membership committee for eight years. Henry's experience with pressure sewers began in 1985 as a system owner, installer and service provider. For the past 23 years he was best known as a trusted advisor, system designer and sales engineer involved with over 55,000 installations in the New England region.
5/1/2019 This challenging site required a fast timeline to convert from failing septic tanks to a decentralized wastewater collection and treatment system. The coastal location faced severe hardship due to the densely placed mobile homes and seasonal RV sites. Wastewater… Read More »Camper’s Haven, Dennisport, MA
August 2020 We are a proud sponsor along with our partners at F. R. Mahony & Associates and Environment One Corporation for this Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity project in Salisbury, MA. The site contractor H. A. Richard & Sons… Read More »Habitat for Humanity
Bal-Last is designed to protect the pump installation even in fully saturated soils. The weight of the pump chamber, Bal-Last ring and backfilled soil combine to keep the pump where it is supposed to be. This has been proven on… Read More »Floodplain Projects
Pre-molded HDPE Bal-Last shells are laid out on the production floor for filling. The shells conform to the shape of the grinder pump and lock in place with provided locking spikes. The blocks are filled with high–strength concrete in order… Read More »Production
The use of pressure sewers or all terrain sewers is varied and comes in many sizes. Projects for septic abatement typically include pipeline installation in or near public ways allowing for private homeowners to then contract for the final pump… Read More »Private Connections
July 2016 General contractor, Glenn Johnston, Inc. developed a very unique and innovative solution to installing over 200 grinder stations at this Private lake community. Lake Stonycreek is a hidden paradise nestled in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania’s Somerset County.… Read More »Ingenuity Improves Efficiency at Lake Stonycreek, PA
This short video demonstrates the ease of installing Bal-Last to a grinder pump. This is best done on relatively level grade. Our inside sales associate Jess, from F R Mahony & Associates shows how easily these are assembled. The time-lapsed… Read More »Bal-Last Assembly Videos
June 2015 The community of Port Clinton Borough and Port Clinton is located a few miles northwest of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Located off Route 78 you will pass through the commercial and retail development around the newest Cabela store. Just 2… Read More »BAL-LAST™, ENVIRONMENT ONE® AND SITE SPECIFIC PROVIDE NECESSARY SEWER SERVICE.
Our local distributors are serving their customers with delivery and assembly assistance The individual Bal-Last blocks can be installed on the pump in the warehouse or in the field. . This local delivery took just a few minutes to offload… Read More »Local Delivery
May 2016 The folks at Trombold Equipment Company (TEPCO) brought this opportunity to us to ship large quantities via flatbed. This 120 pump project was one the larger jobs to date and the furthest away. We stepped up to the… Read More »Shady Springs, Daniels, WVA