CPWS provides nearly $1.8 million in PILOT funding to local area COLUMBIA, Tenn. – At its November 2017 meeting, the Board of Public Utilities approved a nearly $1.8 million payment to local city and county governments within the Columbia Power & Water Systems’ service area as payment in-lieu-of-tax contributions. The $1,773,589.95 payment makes CPWS the largest taxpayer to the city …