The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has officially filed suit against the International Joint Commission.

It's blaming the agency, which manages the level of Lake Ontario, for the disastrous flooding along the lake's shoreline in 2017 and 2019.  

Governor Cuomo announced plans to sue the IJC during a stop in Irondequoit last week. Cuomo pointed the finger directly at the commission's Plan 2014, which dictates how much water is released from the lake and when. 

The lawsuit alleges that while the IJC acknowledged that Plan 2014 would cause some erosion and flooding, it assured the public that damage would be minimal. 

The suit goes on to say:

"The waters had receded and the communities had barely begun to recover from the 2017 floods when, in early 2019, heavy precipitation drenched the Lake Ontario region. Water levels rose yet again, quickly surpassing the records set in 2017. But the IJC robotically and tortiously followed the same course that had caused disaster two years prior, adhering to the Plan 2014 formulas long after the high water trigger levels had been reached."

The IJC has yet to respond to the suit.