Mine was a 5 year "committment". The NRCS guy dropped around once a year and looked at things. No big deal.
The main thing was that, if I sold in less than 5 years, I had to pay back the $ they spent.
Interesting thing about the NRCS. Danny Russell of the Montague County, Texas NRCS was scheduled to come to the D/FW PB meeting but couldn't make it. He sent word with Mike Otto that the NRCS is de-emphasing their pond building assistance and the cost sharing. Thats a shame. Some of them are really helpful.