if it's within the accuracy of the water meter and it's not intentional, it's not stealing, it's personal waste.

At present, some water meters have low metering accuracy, so some people will take the opportunity to let the water flow out slowly, and they can also drop a lot overnight. One drop per second is 3 liters of water, which is 1.18 tons a year, enough to wash your face and brush your teeth or flush the toilet twice in the morning. Three drops a second is 9 liters of water, 3.24 tons a year, which is enough to wash your face and brush your teeth, cook and flush the toilet in the morning; Stealing a ton is stealing, and stealing a drop is also stealing. It's just a big difference. It's illegal to illegally occupy other people's or public property.