Personal, passionate and controversial, Troubled Waters looks at the dilemma of dams and the cultural, economic, environmental and spiritual arguments for and against their continued existence. It raises the complicated question of how much economic value we should extract from our rivers in exchange for damaging an eco-system and the wild beauty of free-flowing streams. Informative, compelling and controversial, Beth and George Gage's documentary blends still photos, archival and new footage with stories from a cross section of people intimately involved with dam and river issues.