This document contains a checklist and background information for the evaluation for land application systems of wastewater. It is divided into three major sections dealing with facilities plans, design plans and specifications, and operation and maintenance manuals. The focus of section one is the thorough evaluation of alternatives and the preparation of a detailed facilities plan. Section two describes the procedures for evaluating design plans and specifications. Special considerations with respect to operation, monitoring and controlling systems are discussed in section three. (CS)