The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is  the nation’s leading provider of water-based recreation. An estimated 378 million people, or approximately ten percent of the U.S. population, visit one of our recreation areas, boat launching facilities, picnic areas and campgrounds at least once each year.
We believe a partnership in safety is investing in people and their future. In 1947 the Nashville District formed the Water Safety Council, which became the National Water Safety Congress in 1951.  By April 18, 1997, the Water Safety Congress had partnered with the National Safe Boating Council to hold the International Boating and Water Safety Summit in San Diego, California. 

The National Safe Boating Council and the National Water Safety Congress will host the tenth annual International Boating and Water Safety Summit in San Antonio, Texas on March 4-7, 2007. The Summit will be a weeklong event including a core program on nearly all aspects of boating and water safety. Both general sessions and breakout tracks on risk management, boating education, waterways management and law enforcement will be offered. Pre- and post-conference training workshops will also be available. The Summit is expected to attract more than 500 boating and water safety professionals and volunteers from organizations across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Pacific Rim.