JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. -- Governor Andrew Cuomo made it very clear Monday: He feels Plan 2014 -- the guide that went into effect in December and was designed to help Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River ecosystems by keeping levels higher, longer and allowing for more fluctuation -- was a major blunder.

"There's no doubt that the IJC blew it. I mean, they blew it," Cuomo said.

As Spectrum News toured homes and businesses along Lake Ontario, even on the eastern shores where this plan was heavily supported, we found the governor is not alone. Some are calling for major adjustments.

"I would recommend that anyone write to their congressman to fight or have the Plan 2014 changed as far as the regulations of letting water out in January, February and March, sooner," Cathleen Goodnough, owner/member of the Greene Point Marina & Mobile Home Park, said last week. "They reach these high triggers, and that's the way it is set now. They didn't release anything until the end of April. That's way too late."

Some are more in the middle. They know it's been one of the wettest springs on record, but refuse to think the first major flooding in 40 years -- at the same time this plan is enacted -- is too much to be a coincidence.

"As the rain keeps falling, which seems like it's been falling for months now, it's been a perfect storm with the 2014 initiative and high water all at the same time," said Coyote Moon Vineyard on River Owner Tony Randazzo earlier this month.

Then there are those like Save the River, who have championed a version of Plan 2014 for years, saying the plan is not at all the reason. It points to that record-setting rainfall, heavy snow run-off and the constant freezing and thawing of the St. Lawrence this year.

They're all sides that local lawmakers plan to investigate in time.

"What happened and why did it happen and what are we doing to address it? Those are all things that we'll save for another day,"Jefferson County Board of Legislators Chair Scott Gray said.

For now, Gray added, the focus has to be on home owners and businesses that still need help.

As the Ottawa River up north continues to recede, the IJC has started releasing more water from the lake. It's now at 10,200 CMS. But it says it can not increase that amount anymore right now, because it wouldn't be safe for ships. That's something Cuomo said on Monday that he doesn't necessarily believe.